panorama Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the visual percept of a region
    prospect; vista; scene; aspect; view.
    • the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
  2. noun a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
    cyclorama; diorama.

WordNet

Pan`o*ra"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , all + that which is seen, a view, fr. to see. See Pan-, and Wary.
Definitions
  1. A complete view in every direction.
  2. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point.
  3. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being unrolled, and made to pass continuously before the spectator.

Webster 1913