myrioraman.

Brit.

/ˌmɪrɪəˈrɑːmə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɪriəˈræmə/,

/ˈˌmɪriəˈrɑmə/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μυρίος , -orama comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μυρίος countless (compare note at myria- comb. form) + -orama comb. form. N.E.D. (1908) also gives the pronunciation (miriŏræ·mă) /mɪrɪəˈræmə/.

Now historical.

1. A picture consisting of a number of separate sections which are capable of being combined in numerous ways to form different scenes.The myriorama was popularized by John Heaviside Clark (1771–1863), British landscape artist.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun]

multiplying-glass1639

Cartesian devil1731

kaleidoscope1817

myriorama1823

thaumatrope1827

bottle imp1833

phantasmascope1833

phenakistoscope1834

stroboscope1836

anorthoscope1842

tantalus-cup1842

phantascope1851

phantoscope1861

Pharaoh's serpent1863

phosphoroscope1866

zoetrope1866

wheel of life1872

praxinoscope1878

zoopraxiscope1881

phantoscope1894

Newton's cradle1971

1823 European Mag. Dec. 551/2 A curious work of art has just been produced by Mr. Clark, under the appellation of Myriorama, or Many Thousand Views.

1832 Encycl. Americana IX. 116 Myriorama,..a sort of landscape kaleidoscope recently invented by Brés, of Paris, and improved by Clark, of London... With 16 cards 20,922,789,888,000 changes may be made.

1967 Times 21 Feb. 21/6 (advt.) Extensive series of alphabet books, chap-books, panoramas, myrioramas, [etc.].

1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 26 Nov. g7 Invented in England in 1824, Myriorama is made up of 16 watercolors of a country scene that can be rearranged in more than 20 trillion combinations.

2. A form of public entertainment in which a large number of different panoramic scenes or images are shown in succession, supported by lighting and other special effects, often including a commentary. Also in extended use. Cf. diorama n.The most celebrated myrioramas were those presented by the Poole brothers in the later years of the 19th cent.: see H. J. Powell Poole's Myriorama! (2002).

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > cyclorama or myriorama

cyclorama1840

myriorama1856

1856 Era 14 Sept. 11/4 Bradford... Royal Colosseum.—The second series of the myriorama of ‘The Sailor's Progress’ has been put upon the stage, and illustrates the life in the ‘land of gold’.

1883 Glasgow Herald 4 May 1/5 (advt.) Newsome's Circus, Ingram Street. The last 4 weeks of Poole's charming excursions round the world, and grand myriorama of exciting events.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 5/2 The School Board has paid for the admission of 2,000 children to a myriorama.

1924 C. Mackenzie Old Men of Sea ix. 144 While the moments went by..a myriorama of greatly desired objects floated across my vision, so that my brain was like a bright screen of birds and flowers and strange tumbling beasts.

1998 Guardian 21 Jan. 14/2 John Poole..the last in the male line of a remarkable dynasty of showmen whose outstanding contribution to the popular visual culture of the 19th century was ‘Poole's Myrioramas’.

Derivatives

myrioˈramic adj. rare

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [adjective] > cyclorama or myriorama

myrioramic1838

cycloramic1887

1838 R. M. Bird Peter Pilgrim II. 167 High bluffs, crowned with majestic planes, shingled beaches, and lovely islands, changing and shifting in myrioramic profusion, present an ever changing series of prospects.

1901 Scotsman 12 Mar. 7/3 Mr. C. W. Poole..opened a short season's engagement with his myrioramic entertainment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myriorama
释义	myrioraman. Brit. /ˌmɪrɪəˈrɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪriəˈræmə/, /ˈˌmɪriəˈrɑmə/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μυρίος , -orama comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek μυρίος countless (compare note at myria- comb. form) + -orama comb. form. N.E.D. (1908) also gives the pronunciation (miriŏræ·mă) /mɪrɪəˈræmə/. Now historical. 1. A picture consisting of a number of separate sections which are capable of being combined in numerous ways to form different scenes.The myriorama was popularized by John Heaviside Clark (1771–1863), British landscape artist. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 1823 European Mag. Dec. 551/2 A curious work of art has just been produced by Mr. Clark, under the appellation of Myriorama, or Many Thousand Views. 1832 Encycl. Americana IX. 116 Myriorama,..a sort of landscape kaleidoscope recently invented by Brés, of Paris, and improved by Clark, of London... With 16 cards 20,922,789,888,000 changes may be made. 1967 Times 21 Feb. 21/6 (advt.) Extensive series of alphabet books, chap-books, panoramas, myrioramas, [etc.]. 1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 26 Nov. g7 Invented in England in 1824, Myriorama is made up of 16 watercolors of a country scene that can be rearranged in more than 20 trillion combinations. 2. A form of public entertainment in which a large number of different panoramic scenes or images are shown in succession, supported by lighting and other special effects, often including a commentary. Also in extended use. Cf. diorama n.The most celebrated myrioramas were those presented by the Poole brothers in the later years of the 19th cent.: see H. J. Powell Poole's Myriorama! (2002). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > cyclorama or myriorama cyclorama1840 myriorama1856 1856 Era 14 Sept. 11/4 Bradford... Royal Colosseum.—The second series of the myriorama of ‘The Sailor's Progress’ has been put upon the stage, and illustrates the life in the ‘land of gold’. 1883 Glasgow Herald 4 May 1/5 (advt.) Newsome's Circus, Ingram Street. The last 4 weeks of Poole's charming excursions round the world, and grand myriorama of exciting events. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 5/2 The School Board has paid for the admission of 2,000 children to a myriorama. 1924 C. Mackenzie Old Men of Sea ix. 144 While the moments went by..a myriorama of greatly desired objects floated across my vision, so that my brain was like a bright screen of birds and flowers and strange tumbling beasts. 1998 Guardian 21 Jan. 14/2 John Poole..the last in the male line of a remarkable dynasty of showmen whose outstanding contribution to the popular visual culture of the 19th century was ‘Poole's Myrioramas’. Derivatives myrioˈramic adj. rare ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [adjective] > cyclorama or myriorama myrioramic1838 cycloramic1887 1838 R. M. Bird Peter Pilgrim II. 167 High bluffs, crowned with majestic planes, shingled beaches, and lovely islands, changing and shifting in myrioramic profusion, present an ever changing series of prospects. 1901 Scotsman 12 Mar. 7/3 Mr. C. W. Poole..opened a short season's engagement with his myrioramic entertainment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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