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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•o•ram•a /ˌdaɪəˈræmə, -ˈrɑmə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ram•as. - a scene or display produced in three dimensions by placing figures before a painted background.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•o•ram•a (dī′ə ram′ə, -rä′mə),USA pronunciation n. - a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event, or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects, etc., in front of a painted or photographed background.
- a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices.
- a building or room, often circular, for exhibiting such a scene or picture, esp. as a continuous unit along or against the walls.
- French, equivalent. to di- di-3 + Greek (h)órāma view (horā-, variant stem of horân to see, look + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting the result of action)
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diorama /ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə/ n - a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background
- a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture
- a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Greek dia- through + Greek horama view, from horan to seedioramic /ˌdaɪəˈræmɪk/ adj |