Panopticon is an English word with synonyms like area or prison. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Panopticon in a sentence
Panopticon meaning
- A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.
- A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command.
Using Panopticon
- The main meaning on this page is: A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries. | A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched. | A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command.
- Useful related words include: area, prison, prison house.
Context around Panopticon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Panopticon
- In this selection, "panopticon" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bridgewater, paranoia, royal, story, relies and society stand out and add context to how "panopticon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include celestials and panopticon and is a panopticon and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "panopticon" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with panopticon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It really isn't a panopticon society. (7 words)
This is the concept of the panopticon. (7 words)
The album spawned two singles, " The Celestials " and " Panopticon ". (9 words)
If their every movement can be pinpointed by any rando walking down the street (or the cameras said rando has pointed at the road), it destroys the mystique necessary for the total paranoia panopticon relies upon. (36 words)
For contemporary information on Davy's funeral service and memorials, see citation Legacy and honours *A plaque to honour him is on the wall of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts in 1854. (34 words)
This is roughly where Copeland, now a reporter at The New York Times, jumps in. Some of the Bridgewater panopticon story has been told before, notably by Copeland himself. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
This is roughly where Copeland, now a reporter at The New York Times, jumps in. Some of the Bridgewater panopticon story has been told before, notably by Copeland himself.
If their every movement can be pinpointed by any rando walking down the street (or the cameras said rando has pointed at the road), it destroys the mystique necessary for the total paranoia panopticon relies upon.
It really isn't a panopticon society.
The United States is a panopticon, and the government will stop at nothing to cover its tracks, including nurturing a zombified secret police force to murder its own citizens.
This is the concept of the panopticon.
For contemporary information on Davy's funeral service and memorials, see citation Legacy and honours *A plaque to honour him is on the wall of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts in 1854.
The album spawned two singles, " The Celestials " and " Panopticon ".
The Rogue Council only made itself known through coded missives, while Panopticon was apparently created by the leaders of the Technocracy to counter it.