Word of the Day: Panoptic

Definition:
1. Being or presenting a comprehensive or panoramic view

Examples:
1. The new security cameras installed in the jewelry store capture panoptic views of the entrance and display cases.

2. "Interweaving the narratives of an aristocratic uptown family, an underground punk band, a Long Island adolescent, a black gay aspiring writer, and a journalist determined to uncover the obscure connections between them all, the more-than-900-page novel … casts a panoptic lens on 1970s New York City…." — Lauren Christensen, Vanity Fair, October 2015