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noun

Diorama n.

A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

A building used for such an exhibition.

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Etymology of 'Diorama'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... me, I have to lie awake o'nights longing and hoping for inspirations that oft-times are slow to come. But when they do come, what a delight! All at once, in a flash, as it were, the whole story lies open before me—a delicate diorama, vague here and there, but with a beginning and an end—clear as crystal. I can never tell when these inspirations may be coming; sometimes in the dark watches of the night; sometimes when driving ...

— How I write my novels • Mrs. Hungerford

... description des procedes du daguerreotype et du diorama, Paris, 1839. (This was translated ...

— A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) - Aspects Of Recent Science • Henry Smith Williams

... said Grandfather, "I am not like other historians. Battles shall not hold a prominent place in the history of our quiet and comfortable old chair. But to-morrow evening, Laurence, Clara, and yourself, and dear little Alice too, shall visit the Diorama of Bunker Hill. There you shall see the whole business, the burning of Charlestown and all, with your own eyes, and hear the cannon and musketry with ...

— Grandfather's Chair • Nathaniel Hawthorne

... gentleman with the crimson handkerchief coyly showing between dress waistcoat and shirt might have said, waving his pointer as the canvas of the diorama rumbled on its ...

— She Stands Accused • Victor MacClure

Words linked to "Diorama" : panorama, icon, ikon, cyclorama