Diorama Definition

dīə-rămə, -rämə
dioramas
noun
dioramas
A picture painted on a set of transparent cloth curtains and looked at through a small opening.
Webster's New World
A miniature scene, wholly or partially three-dimensional, depicting figures in a naturalistic setting.
Webster's New World
A scene reproduced on cloth transparencies with various lights shining through the cloths to produce changes in effect, intended for viewing at a distance through an aperture.
American Heritage
A museum display of a preserved or reconstructed specimen, as of wildlife in a simulation of its habitat.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Diorama

Noun

Singular:
diorama
Plural:
dioramas

Origin of Diorama

  • Borrowing from French diorama (1822), coined by Louis Daguerre from Ancient Greek διά- (dia-, “through, across, by, over”) + ὅραμα (rama, “view”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French blend of dia- through (from Greek dia–) panorama panorama (from English panorama)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Diorama Sentence Examples

  • Create a diorama or other art project about a story you just read.

  • A dinosaur diorama can be a fun way to understand the type of environment in which the dinosaurs lived.

  • Create a diorama that shows what type of climate and area dinosaurs must've lived in.

  • A water line model also is perfect when making a little sea diorama.

  • A few yards further on, the assembly of the first Shanghai is depicted in a heroic diorama complete with life-size mannequins.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIO

Words Ending With

AMAAMA

Unscrambles

diorama

Words Starting With D and Ending With A

Starts With D & Ends With AStarts With DI & Ends With AStarts With D & Ends With MA

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With A