diorama

noun

di·ora·ma ˌdī-ə-ˈra-mə

-ˈrä-

: a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening

: a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background

: a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background

dioramic

ˌdī-ə-ˈra-mik

-ˈrä-

adjective

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Some of the edible dioramas are larger than a television set. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024 Night at the Museum is purely a vector for gags like this, some of which will remain lodged in the cultural memory forever: an Easter Island head asking for chewing gum, for instance, or Larry being toppled, Gulliver-style, into a diorama. —

Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 The intrigue: The photo, snapped on Nov. 2, 1948, depicts radio techs and staffers collecting and corroborating results for broadcast, a diorama of the station's building and radio tower, and four visible ashtrays. —

Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024 Collins, 73, a retired preschool teacher, creates the dioramas, making and arranging miniatures within shadow boxes made by her husband, Eddie Lewis. —

Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diorama