adj
Meaning 1
All-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
panoptic
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/pænˈɒptɪk/
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
broad in scope or content- T.G.Winner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality
- granted him wide powers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, wide
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
including everything visible in one view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base
- a panoptic stain used in microscopy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: panoptical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English optic English panoptic From pan- + optic.