panopticon

English Thesaurus

1. a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	prison, prison house,
definition	:	a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment (noun.artifact)

2. an area where everything is visible (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	area,
definition	:	a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	saleroom, salesroom, showroom,
definition	:	an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	panoptic, panoptical,
definition	:	including everything visible in one view (adj.all)

derivation	:	panoptic, panoptical,
definition	:	including everything visible in one view (adj.all)