Panopticon

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for someone in a cell to know if they are being watched.

2.nounA room for the exhibition of novelties.

Synonyms

panorama observation tower periscopism polygonoscope ames room phantogram videodrome gonioprism optigraph tiltorama frog's-eye view perspectivity

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