PANOPTIC


Meaning of PANOPTIC in English

(ˈ)pa|näptik adjective

also pan·op·ti·cal -tə̇kəl

Etymology: Greek panoptēs all-seeing (from pan- + optos visible, verbal of opsesthai to be going to see) + -ic or -ical — more at optic

1. : comprising all in one view : all-seeing

a panoptic study of Soviet nationality — T.G.Winner

2. : permitting everything to be seen

microscopic study of tissues treated with a panoptic stain

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.