DIORAMA


Meaning of DIORAMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-ˈra-mə, -ˈrä- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama, from English)

Date: 1823

1. : a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening

2.

a. : a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background

b. : a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background

• di·oram·ic -ˈra-mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.