Diorama
noun
A small model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, usually encased in a glass showcase.
Students in the art class created a diorama of an ancient city as their project.
Often appears as...
- create a diorama
- diorama display
noun
A large picture or series of pictures painted so as to fill a viewer's entire field of vision, usually viewed from the inside in a circular or semicircular room.
The museum featured an immersive diorama depicting the Battle of Waterloo.
Often appears as...
- immersive diorama
- diorama exhibit
noun
A scene created on the stage with movable and layered scenery and lighting effects.
The theater director used a diorama to show the sunrise over the mountains in the background.
Often appears as...
- theatrical diorama
- diorama stage
Usage tips
Artistic, Technical
noun
A small model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, usually encased in a glass showcase.
Students in the art class created a diorama of an ancient city as their project.
Often appears as...
- create a diorama
- diorama display
noun
A large picture or series of pictures painted so as to fill a viewer's entire field of vision, usually viewed from the inside in a circular or semicircular room.
The museum featured an immersive diorama depicting the Battle of Waterloo.
Often appears as...
- immersive diorama
- diorama exhibit
noun
A scene created on the stage with movable and layered scenery and lighting effects.
The theater director used a diorama to show the sunrise over the mountains in the background.
Often appears as...
- theatrical diorama
- diorama stage
Usage tips
Artistic, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Educational Tool
Dioramas are often used for school projects to visually demonstrate historical events or natural habitats.
Her science diorama showed the life cycle of a butterfly.
Pro Tip 2/3Three-Dimensional
Unlike flat drawings, dioramas have depth, making scenes look more realistic.
The diorama included small figures that looked like real people from a distance.
Pro Tip 3/3Showcase Use
Dioramas are often protected in glass cases, emphasizing their detail and preserving them.
The museum's diorama was encased in glass to prevent damage.
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are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's actually cleaner than our actual living
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a model of a section of the spacecraft in diorama form, a system of government with laws and a constitution, and a research display demonstrating their knowledge of planets. That's a lot. But these students aren't fazed, they'd been here before.
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See an Apocalyptic World...
are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's actually cleaner than our actual living
Video examples
How Schools Can Nurture...
a model of a section of the spacecraft in diorama form, a system of government with laws and a constitution, and a research display demonstrating their knowledge of planets. That's a lot. But these students aren't fazed, they'd been here before.
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Molly Antopol
American Writer
I've never believed it's a fiction writer's job to create an exact replica of the past, a diorama the reader can step right into. But it is my responsibility to learn everything of the world I'm writing about, to become an expert in the politics and history that formed my characters' identities.
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Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
We get some great gifts. Trophies, very funny things, one woman even made a diorama of us sitting recording the podcast.
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Molly Antopol
American Writer
I've never believed it's a fiction writer's job to create an exact replica of the past, a diorama the reader can step right into. But it is my responsibility to learn everything of the world I'm writing about, to become an expert in the politics and history that formed my characters' identities.
Quote examples
Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
We get some great gifts. Trophies, very funny things, one woman even made a diorama of us sitting recording the podcast.
Example 1 of 2
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