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panoptic
adjective
uk /pænˈɒp.tɪk/ us /pænˈɑːp.tɪk/(alsopanoptical, uk /pænˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/ us /pænˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/)
having or relating to the ability to see all around:
With security cameras installed in all areas of the premises, we are provided a panoptic view of everything that goes on.
From the top of the skyscraper you get a breathtaking panoptical look at the city from above.
relating to the ability to consider or control every part of a subject, problem, etc. :
Advertisers monitor everything we do online, giving them a panoptic oversight of our shopping habits.
This is evidence of a form of regulation, demonstrating a panoptical motivation.
The owl's neck can rotate 270 degrees, giving it a panoptic ability that helps it hunt prey from up high.
He was able to control everything that went on in the prison from his panoptical position in the tower.
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