What is the meaning of panoptic?

adjective

  • Including everything visible in one view.
    • usage: "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
  • Broad in scope or content.
    • usage: "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"
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