panoramic

adjective

pan·​o·​ram·​ic ˌpa-nə-ˈra-mik How to pronounce panoramic (audio)
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: 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
panoramically adverb
From this vantage, the house panoramically unfolds as a masterly indoor-outdoor landscape. Veronica McNiff

Examples of panoramic in a Sentence

a panoramic look at America's fascination with the automobile
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Equipment is generous across the board, with a panoramic sunroof, heated front and rear seats, a 360-degree parking camera and adaptive crise control as standard. James Morris, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 Hiking here rewards you with panoramic views of the coastline, where hawks circle overhead and the scent of sagebrush floats on the breeze. Cliff Lewis, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 The new Hard Shake is a modern cocktail lounge with a robust mixology program, light bites, and panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip. Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025 Start with an easy, one-mile trek on Overlook Trail to reach panoramic views of the park’s namesake ravine, the 1,000-foot-plus-deep Cloudland Canyon, which was cut by Sitton Gulch Creek eons ago. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for panoramic

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of panoramic was in 1796

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“Panoramic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panoramic. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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