| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cy•clo•ram•a (sī′klə ram′ə, -rä′mə),USA pronunciation n. - a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
- Show Business[Theat.]a curved wall or drop at the back of a stage, used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or distance in the background of exterior scenes or for obtaining lighting effects.
- 1830–40; cycl- + Greek (h)órāma view; compare panorama
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cyclorama /ˌsaɪkləʊˈrɑːmə/ n - Also called: panorama 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
- a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects
Etymology: 19th Century: cyclo- + Greek horama view, sight, on the model of panoramacycloramic /ˌsaɪkləʊˈræmɪk/ adj |