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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·ora·ma ETYMOLOGY French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama, from English) DATE 1823 1. a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening 2. a. a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background b. a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background English Etymology diorama 1823 as a type of picture-viewing device, from Fr. (1822), from Gk. di- "through" + orama "that which is seen, a sight." Invented by Daguerre and Bouton, first exhibited in London Sept. 29, 1823. Meaning "small-scale replica of a scene, etc." is from 1902. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 diorama dio·rama / 7daiE5rB:mE; NAmE also -5rAmE / noun a model representing a scene with figures, especially in a museum 透景画(博物馆广泛使用) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·o·rama \dīəˈramə, -rämə, -rȧmə\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama, from English) 1. a. : a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening, the light shining through the painting being varied to achieve varying effects (as of changes in weather) b. : a building used for an exhibition of such representations 2. a. : a scenic representation (as of a theatrical stage) in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background b. chiefly Britain : an imagined succession of brilliant scenes or episodes imperceptibly merging one into another like a pageant in miniature < the style of Macaulay … is a diorama of political pictures — Walter Bagehot > 3. a. : a scale model usually under glass exhibiting with precise detail some phenomenon of nature or the layout of some engineering project < a diorama indicating how a dam and powerhouse will look on completion > b. : a life-size exhibit of a wildlife specimen or scene mounted in the midst of realistically reproduced natural surroundings merging into a painted background < recessed dioramas of Colorado wildlife — Catherine L. Barker > c. : a miniature set used in television to represent a location that cannot be constructed in its actual size in the studio |
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