pan·o·ram·a (păn'ə-rămʹə, -räʹmə)n. 1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. 2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature. 3. A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene, often exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled and passed before the spectator. 4. A mental vision of a series of events. [pan- + Greek horāma, sight (from horān, to see. See wer-3 in Indo-European Roots).] pan'o·ramʹic (-rămʹĭk) adj.pan'o·ramʹi·cal·ly adv.