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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. including everything visible in one view;
- Example: "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"
- Example: "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
[syn: panoptic, panoptical]

2. broad in scope or content;
- Example: "across-the-board pay increases"
- Example: "an all-embracing definition"
- Example: "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
- Example: "an invention with broad applications"
- Example: "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- Example: "granted him wide powers"
[syn: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

panoptic \panoptic\ panoptical \panoptical\adj.
   Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial
   photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in
   microscopy.
   [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

panoptic
    adj 1: including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic
           aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain
           used in microscopy" [syn: panoptic, panoptical]
    2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
       "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against
       human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad
       applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"-
       T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the-
       board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive,
       blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive,
       panoptic, wide]