Diorama Definition

dīə-rămə, -rämə
dioramas
noun
dioramas
A picture painted on a set of transparent cloth curtains and looked at through a small opening.
Webster's New World
A miniature scene, wholly or partially three-dimensional, depicting figures in a naturalistic setting.
Webster's New World
A scene reproduced on cloth transparencies with various lights shining through the cloths to produce changes in effect, intended for viewing at a distance through an aperture.
American Heritage
A museum display of a preserved or reconstructed specimen, as of wildlife in a simulation of its habitat.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Diorama

Noun

Singular:
diorama
Plural:
dioramas

Origin of Diorama

  • Borrowing from French diorama (1822), coined by Louis Daguerre from Ancient Greek διά- (dia-, “through, across, by, over”) + ὅραμα (rama, “view”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French blend of dia- through (from Greek dia–) panorama panorama (from English panorama)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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