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Diorama

Diˊo-ra′ma

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] to see through; [GREEK] =
διά
through + [GREEK] to see; cf. [GREEK] that which is seen, a sight: cf. F.
diorama
. Cf.
Panorama
.]
1.
A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.
2.
A building used for such an exhibition.

Definition 2024

Diorama

Diorama

See also: diorama

German

Noun

Diorama n

  1. diorama

diorama

diorama

See also: Diorama

English

One of the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in the City of New York

Noun

diorama ‎(plural dioramas)

  1. A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

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Italian

Noun

diorama m ‎(plural diorami)

  1. (art) diorama

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Portuguese

Noun

diorama m (plural dioramas)

  1. (art) diorama (a three-dimensional display of a scenery)

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