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cy·clo·ram·a

(sī′klə-răm′ə, -rä′mə)

1. A large composite picture placed on the interior walls of a cylindrical room so as to appear in natural perspective to a spectator standing in the center of the room.

2. A large curtain or wall, usually concave, hung or placed at the rear of a stage.

[cycl(o)- + (pan)orama.]

cy′clo·ram′ic adj.

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cyclorama

(ˌsaɪkləʊˈrɑːmə)

1. (Art Terms) 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

2. (Theatre) theatre

a. a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects

b. any set of curtains that enclose the back and sides of a stage setting

[C19: cyclo- + Greek horama view, sight, on the model of panorama]

cycloramic adj

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cy•clo•ram•a

(ˌsaɪ kləˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə)

n., pl. -ram•as.

1. a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room, viewed by spectators standing in the center.

2. a curved wall or drop at the back of a stage set, used to create the illusion of space or distance.

[1830–40; < Greek kýklo(s) circle (see cyclo-) + (h)órāma view; compare panorama]

cy`clo•ram′ic, adj.

cyclorama

a circular panorama, usually of a landscape or battle, designed to be viewed from a central point. Also called panorama. — cycloramic, adj.

cyclorama

A curved and stretched cloth around the rear of the stage which gives the impression of sky or extensive space.

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Noun

cyclorama - a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

diorama, panorama

ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"

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горизонт

cyclorama

n → Rundhorizont m

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