a. : showing a full or wide view. a panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon. panoramic views of the water. b. : comprehensive in scope or range of coverage. Once upon a time, surely before the advent of tenure, historians were disposed to write panoramic accounts of an important idea, synthesizing huge amounts of scholarship in a language ...

of, relating to, or giving a description of a continuously changing narrative, series of unfolding events, development of thought in a certain field, etc.: This course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day.

pan·o·ram·a 1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. 2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature. 3. A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene, often exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled... 4. A mental vision of a series of ...

panoramic adjective us / ˌpæn.əˈræm.ɪk / uk / ˌpæn. ə rˈæm.ɪk / with a view of a wide area: a wonderful panoramic view of the countryside She used a panoramic camera and long …

adjective uk / ˌpæn. ə rˈæm.ɪk / us / ˌpæn.əˈræm.ɪk / with a view of a wide area: a wonderful panoramic view of the countryside She used a panoramic camera and long exposures to …

1 a : cyclorama sense 1 b : a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator 2 a : an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction provides a …

A panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in the 18th century by the English painter Robert Barker to describe his panoramic paintings of Edinburgh and London. The motion-picture term panning is derived from panorama. A …

Switch to new thesaurus. Noun. 1. panoramic view - a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance. bird's eye view. perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view".

Definition of 'panoramic' panoramic (pænəræmɪk ) Explore 'panoramic' in the dictionary adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you have a panoramic view, you can see a long way over a wide area. [...] See full entry Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Definition of 'vision' vision

Part of speech: Adjective Pert. to or resembling a panorama . Usage examples for "panoramic": And Dick saying nothing, but continuing to stare into space - the panoramic space fleeting rhythmically by the car window ,- she let herself gradually slip into the depths of sudden drowsiness that had overtaken her . - "Outside Inn", Ethel M. Kelley.