pan‧o‧ra‧ma/ˌpænəˈrɑːmə $ -ˈræmə/ noun[COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR] [date : 1700-1800; Origin : pan- + Greek horama 'sight'] 1. an impressive view of a wide area of land panorama of ▪ The tower offers a panorama of the city. ▪ a breathtaking panorama of mountains
2. a description or series of pictures that shows all the features of a subject, historical period etc panorama of ▪ a panorama of life in England 400 years ago
—panoramic /ˌpænəˈræmɪk◂/ adjective: ▪ a panoramic view of the valley
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a stunning mountain panorama ▪ At sunrise, they surveyed the vast panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains. ▪ The white limestone formed a dramatic panorama against the darkening sky. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Departmental localism paralyzes our capacity to apprehend a sweeping panorama. ▪ From the plane window the scene has the usual bleakness of an airport panorama. ▪ In all of this vast panorama of ideas and expression, I view art as reactive. ▪ It was one of the finest mountain panoramas and one of the finest of mountain days. ▪ One panorama of Niagara Falls covered five thousand square feet of canvas. ▪ Only we couldn't see that little bit of the tranquil panorama in which Brueghel had shown Icarus drowning. ▪ The panorama included fully two-thirds of the battlefield. ▪ The reward is a superlative panorama in all directions.
pan‧o‧ra‧ma/ˌpænəˈrɑːmə $ -ˈræmə/ noun [COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR]