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PANOPTICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does panoptical mean?
• PANOPTICAL (adjective)
The adjective PANOPTICAL has 1 sense:
1. including everything visible in one view
Familiarity information: PANOPTICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Including everything visible in one view
Synonyms:
panoptic; panoptical
Context example:
a panoptic stain used in microscopy
Similar:
seeable; visible (capable of being seen; or open to easy view)
Derivation:
panopticon (an area where everything is visible)
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