photomural
- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəˈmjʊrəl/
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fotomural
- For example, large color photomurals ringing the top of the Work in Africa gallery show people engaged in a wide variety of contemporary occupations, from manufacturing to mining, from classroom teaching to dentistry.
- a large photomural
- color photomurals
Examples
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At the art exhibit, a giant photomural displayed a breathtaking view of the mountains, captivating all the visitors.
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Two large color photomurals surround the house: one of a group of aqals in the northern Somali landscape, and the other of the camp's camel herds.
Academic text (2001) -
The mannequin stands before a color photomural of a model on a catwalk in Dakar.
Academic text (2001) -
He feels it, too, and he deflects it, nodding toward a large photomural of snowcapped mountains.
Fiction book (2001) -
An exquisite eighteenth-century head of an Oba from the Benin kingdom, Nigeria, is coupled with a photomural of the current Oba and his biography along the Walk Through Time, but opens onto a story on the palace in Benin City in the contemporary thematic gallery Living in Africa.
Academic text (2001) -
The restaurant's interior features a stunning photomural of a sunset over the ocean, creating a warm atmosphere.
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To enhance the lobby's decor, they installed a large photomural that showcases the skyline of the city at night.
Synonyms
A large picture printed on wallpaper and put on a wall to decorate a room
A large photo printed on paper and put on a wall to decorate
How Big
- US
167
1.3
304
1.0
- Specialized
1
3.1
184
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Photomural comes from the parts photo- meaning 'light' or 'photo' and mural meaning 'wall'. So a photomural is literally a 'photo on a wall', which is why it means a very large photograph used to cover a wall.