Diorama vs. Dioramic

Dioramanoun

A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

Dioramanoun

A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

Dioramanoun

A building used for such an exhibition.

Dioramanoun

a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

Diorama

The word diorama can either refer to a 19th-century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum. Dioramas are often built by hobbyists as part of related hobbies such as military vehicle modeling, miniature figure modeling, or aircraft modeling.In the United States around 1950 and onward, natural history dioramas in museum became less fashionable, leading to many being removed, dismantled or destroyed.

Dioramicadjective

Pertaining to a diorama.

Dioramicadjective

Pertaining to a diorama.