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
a.
a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects
b.
any set of curtains that enclose the back and sides of a stage setting
Derived forms
cycloramic (ˌsaɪkləʊˈræmɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C19: cyclo- + Greek horama view, sight, on the model of panorama
cyclorama in American English
(ˌsaɪkloʊˈræmə; ˌsaɪkloʊˈrɑmə; ˌsaɪkləˈrɑmə)
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
Derived forms
cycloramic (ˌcycloˈramic)
adjective
Word origin
cyclo- + Gr horama, sight < horan, to see < IE *worā-, attention < base *wer- > warn