panopticon

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Synonyms: panoptic, panoptical, balopticon, panopticons

Antonyms: panoptic, panoptical, balopticon, panopticons

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A kind of [[projector]] in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. A type of [[prison]] where all the [[cell]]s are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.
3. {{lb|en|figurative|by extension}} A place in which people are subject to [[constant]] [[surveillance]] at [[totalitarian]] [[command]].
4. A room for the exhibition of novelties.

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