"cyclorama" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cycloramas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːmə Etymology: From cyclo- + -rama (as in panorama). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cyclo|rama}} cyclo- + -rama, {{m|en|panorama}} panorama Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclorama (plural cycloramas)
  1. A display consisting of a continuous series of pictures placed on the walls of a circular room so as to appear in natural perspective by a person standing in the middle; a circular or semi-circular display. Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms (A display consisting of a continuous series of pictures placed on the walls of a circular room so as to appear in natural perspective by a person standing in the middle; a circular or semi-circular display.): diorama Translations (a continuous series of pictures in a circular room): körkép (Hungarian), cikloráma (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-cyclorama-en-noun-Ufuf4EXn Disambiguation of Rooms: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with cyclo-, English terms suffixed with -rama Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyclo-: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -rama: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'A display consisting of a continuous series of pictures placed on the walls of a circular room so as to appear in natural perspective by a person standing in the middle; a circular or semi-circular display.': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'a continuous series of pictures in a circular room': 92 8
  2. A large curtain or wall, often concave, hung upstage, in a theatre.
    Sense id: en-cyclorama-en-noun-y4Hw-1I1

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