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cyclorama Definition

cy·clo·rama (sī′klō ram′ə, -rä′mə; -klə-)

noun

  1. a series of large pictures, as of a landscape, put on the wall of a circular room so as to appear in natural perspective to a spectator standing in the center
  2. a large, curved curtain or screen used as a background for stage settings

Etymology: cyclo- + Gr horama, sight < horan, to see < IE *worā-, attention < base *wer- > warn

cyclorama Related Forms
cy′·clo·ram′ic adjective
cyclorama Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • light: Floodlights produce a wide flood of light and are mostly used for lighting cycloramas, sky cloths and other large expanses of set.