diorama
pronunciation
How to pronounce diorama in British English:
UK [ˌdaɪəˈrɑ:mə]
How to pronounce diorama in American English:
US [ˌdaɪəˈræmə, -ˈrɑmə]
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- Noun:
- a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
Word Origin
- diorama (n.)
- 1823 as a type of picture-viewing device, from French diorama (1822), from Greek di- "through" (see dia-) + orama "that which is seen, a sight" (see panorama). Meaning "small-scale replica of a scene, etc." is from 1902.
Example
- 1. Dusting the sheep diorama in a sporting goods shop .
- 2. Welcome to the mormon visitor center diorama room .
- 3. I 'm interested in the gaze , in not observing something as if it was part of a diorama .
- 4. The diorama has a width of 16 m ; it is 6 m high and 9.5 m deep .
- 5. The display text for each diorama will be updated with the latest scientific information about each species .