panopticon
panopticon · panopticons · panoptica
паноптикум
Panoptikum
A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuriesA kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries.
UK/pəˈnɒptɪkɒn/US/pəˈnɑptɪˌkɑn/
Meaning
4 senses(historical)A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries.
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.
Panoptikum
пано́птикумpanóptikum
an area where everything is visible
(broadly, figuratively)A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command.
A room for the exhibition of novelties.
Panoptikum
пано́птикумpanóptikum
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
type of prison:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
type of prison:
Origin
From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”). Coined by English philFrom Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”). Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1787.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: panopticons / panoptica| Singular | panopticon |
|---|---|
| Plural | panopticons / panoptica |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedpanoptical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular