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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Panopticon

· Pa·nop·ti·con · IPA /pəˈnɑptɪˌkɑn/
01 n. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
  1. 1.
    A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
  2. 2.
    A room for the exhibition of novelties.