English to Icelandic Meaning of panoptic - panoptic

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Definitions of panoptic in English

Adjective(1) including everything visible in one view(2) broad in scope or content

Examples of panoptic in English

(1) First, they were subjected to the new discipline of constantly being made to write, and to be examined and graded on the results of their writing, and thereby were made subject to a panoptic system of surveillance and judgment.(2) From its panoptic position the eye of the man/aeroplane was objective and merciless, it not only sees, it also judges.(3) We hear over and over again about global systems and panoptic vision on the one hand and genome chains and nano-entities on the other.(4) This situation reminds me of Foucault's notion of the panoptic , the all-seeing eye capable of watching all areas at once, thus ensuring compliance and control.(5) That is, just as a pineapple has eyes that face in all directions, Angka has panoptic vision.

Synonyms

Adjective

1. blanket ::

sæng

2. broad ::

breið

3. extensive ::

víðtæka

4. across-the-board ::

yfir-the-borð

5. wide ::

breiður

7. all-encompassing ::

allur-umkringja

8. all-embracing ::

allur-faðma

9. all-inclusive ::

allt innifalið

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