panoramic

adjective

pan·o·ram·ic | \ ˌpa-nə-ˈra-mik

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, -ˈrä- \

Definition of panoramic

: of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as

a : showing a full or wide view a panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon panoramic views of the water

b : comprehensive in scope or range of coverage Once upon a time, surely before the advent of tenure, historians were disposed to write panoramic accounts of an important idea, synthesizing huge amounts of scholarship in a language accessible to nonspecialists.— Alan Wolfe … a splendid book, which plays to all its author's best qualities: the encyclopedic yet never oppressive knowledge; the bold panoramic grasp of vast periods …— Peter Green

Other Words from panoramic

panoramically \ ˌpa-nə-ˈra-mi-k(ə-)lē

, -ˈrä- \ adverb

From this vantage, the house panoramically unfolds as a masterly indoor-outdoor landscape. — Veronica McNiff

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“Panoramic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panoramic. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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