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cyclorama

[ sahy-kluh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ]

noun

  1. a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
  2. Theater. a curved wall or drop at the back of a stage, used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or distance in the background of exterior scenes or for obtaining lighting effects.


cyclorama

/ ËŒsaɪkləʊˈræmɪk; ËŒsaɪkləʊˈrÉ‘ËmÉ™ /

noun

  1. Also calledpanorama a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
  2. theatre
    1. a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects
    2. any set of curtains that enclose the back and sides of a stage setting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cycloramic, adjective
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cyclorama1

1830–40; cycl- + Greek ( h ) ó°ùÄå³¾²¹ view; panorama
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cyclorama1

C19: cyclo- + Greek horama view, sight, on the model of panorama
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He called the “cottage industry†of allegations and conspiracy theories a “grim cyclorama of deceit and sensation†and said those promoting such tales were motived by money.

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The word cyclorama refers to the seamless panel at the rear of stage sets, often used to provide the illusion of infinite sky.

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The video design by Luke Halls creates a poetic cyclorama of sea and skyline that conjures history in black-and-white imagery and occasionally summons the nightmares of its characters in gory color.

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If anything, with its mismatched props, barnyard animals and flat beige cyclorama, it depicts a group of attractive people amusingly failing to make a music video.

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An adjacent, interactive touch-screen provides information on what today occupies the scenes in the replica cyclorama.

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