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panoptical

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pan·op·tic  (pn-ptk) also pan·op·ti·cal (-t-kl)
adj.
Including everything visible in one view.
[From Greek panoptos, fully visible : pan-, with respect to everything, fully; see pan- + optos, visible; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adj.1.panoptical - including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
panoptic
seeable, visible - capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"
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