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cyclorama

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɑːmə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A panoramic image displayed on the inside of a cylindrical canvas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diorama

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: panorama, image

2

noun

Meaning 2

A building or room designed to show this image.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A large, often concave, backdrop, hung upstage in a theater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: panorama, diorama

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: picture, image, icon, ikon

History

Etymology

From cyclo- + -rama (as in panorama).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ciclorama — panoramic image
  • French: cyclorama — panoramic image
  • Hungarian: cikloráma — panoramic image
  • Hungarian: körkép — panoramic image
  • Polish: cyklorama — panoramic image
  • Portuguese: ciclorama — panoramic image
  • Spanish: ciclorama — panoramic image
  • Catalan: ciclorama — theater backdrop
  • French: cyclorama — theater backdrop
  • Polish: cyklorama — theater backdrop
  • Portuguese: ciclorama — theater backdrop
  • Spanish: ciclorama — theater backdrop