/ Dictionary / Index P panopticon: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pan•op•ti•con Pronunciation: (pan-op'ti-kon"), [key] — n. a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: panopticon (Thesaurus) panoptic panorama Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language