Anagram Solver

Definitions for Diorama

[1] a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
[2] 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.
[3] a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices.
[4] a building or room, often circular, for exhibiting such a scene or picture, especially as a continuous unit along or against the walls.
[5] a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background
[6] a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture
[7] a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting
[8] films a scene produced by the rearrangement of lighting effects

Words related to Diorama

prospect, picture, vista, survey, purview, reach, compass, scenery, sweep, orbit, range, radius, perspective, extent, spectacle, scope, overview, dimension, view

Words nearby Diorama

dioptre, dioptric, dioptric aberration, dioptrics, dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, dioscuri, diose, diosgenin

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

Word origin for Diorama

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

Synonyms for Diorama

compass, dimension, extent, orbit, overview, perspective, picture, prospect, purview, radius, range, reach, scenery, scope, spectacle, survey, sweep, view, vista, bird's-eye view, scenic view