CYCLORAMA


Meaning of CYCLORAMA in English

ˌsīkləˈramə, -ämə, -ȧmə noun

( -s )

Etymology: cycl- + -orama (as in panorama )

1. : a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground

2. : a curved cloth or wall forming the back of many modern stage settings and used to eliminate shadows and to suggest unlimited space (as of the sky)

3. : something felt to resemble a cyclorama

his last novel a cyclorama of bawdiness and confusion

with the cyclorama of the mountains rising into view as they paddled slowly up the lake

• cy·clo·ram·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ramik adjective

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