diorama

[ dahy-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə /

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noun

a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.

a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event, or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects, etc., in front of a painted or photographed background.

a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices.

a building or room, often circular, for exhibiting such a scene or picture, especially as a continuous unit along or against the walls.

Origin of diorama

1815–25; <French, equivalent to di-di-³ + Greek (h)órāma view (horā-, variant stem of horân to see, look + -ma noun suffix denoting the result of action)

OTHER WORDS FROM diorama

di·o·ram·ic, adjective

Words nearby diorama

dioptre, dioptric, dioptric aberration, dioptrics, Dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, Dioscuri, diose, diosgenin

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Example sentences from the Web for diorama

That building was intended for the exhibition of the Diorama.
Great Facts|Frederick C. Bakewell
The diorama shows bananas being harvested and trees being cut.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
In the same year, a diorama including a hypochlorinator for purification of water on a farm was installed in the gallery.
History of the Division of Medical Sciences|Sami Khalaf Hamarneh
From that eminence the troops looked down upon the lovely plains of Italy, opening, like a diorama beneath them.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851|Various

The exhibition called the Diorama is merely a large painting prepared in accordance with the principle now explained.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diorama

diorama

/ (ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə) /

noun

a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background

a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture

a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting

films a scene produced by the rearrangement of lighting effects

Derived forms of diorama

dioramic (ˌdaɪəˈræmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for diorama

C19: from French, from Greek dia- through + Greek horama view, from horan to see

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	diorama
释义	diorama [ dahy-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ] / ˌdaɪ əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diorama ON THESAURUS.COM noun a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background. a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event, or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects, etc., in front of a painted or photographed background. a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices. a building or room, often circular, for exhibiting such a scene or picture, especially as a continuous unit along or against the walls. Origin of diorama 1815–25; <French, equivalent to di-di-³ + Greek (h)órāma view (horā-, variant stem of horân to see, look + -ma noun suffix denoting the result of action) OTHER WORDS FROM diorama di·o·ram·ic, adjective Words nearby diorama dioptre, dioptric, dioptric aberration, dioptrics, Dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, Dioscuri, diose, diosgenin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diorama That building was intended for the exhibition of the Diorama. Great Facts\|Frederick C. Bakewell The diorama shows bananas being harvested and trees being cut. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker In the same year, a diorama including a hypochlorinator for purification of water on a farm was installed in the gallery. History of the Division of Medical Sciences\|Sami Khalaf Hamarneh From that eminence the troops looked down upon the lovely plains of Italy, opening, like a diorama beneath them. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851\|Various The exhibition called the Diorama is merely a large painting prepared in accordance with the principle now explained. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various British Dictionary definitions for diorama diorama / (ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə) / noun a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting films a scene produced by the rearrangement of lighting effects Derived forms of diorama dioramic (ˌdaɪəˈræmɪk), adjective Word Origin for diorama C19: from French, from Greek dia- through + Greek horama view, from horan to see Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diorama prospect, picture, vista, survey, purview, reach, compass, scenery, sweep, orbit, range, radius, perspective, extent, spectacle, scope, overview, dimension, view
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diorama

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