diorama

See also: Diorama

English
One of the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in the City of New York

Etymology

Borrowed from French diorama, from Ancient Greek διά- (diá-, “through, across, by, over”) + ὅραμα (hórama, “view”). Coined by Louis Daguerre (1822).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmə

Noun

diorama (plural dioramas)

  1. A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

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Italian

Noun

diorama m (plural diorami)

  1. (art) diorama

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Portuguese

Noun

diorama m (plural dioramas)

  1. (art) diorama (a three-dimensional display of a scenery)
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