<adj.all> a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base a panoptic stain used in microscopy
broad in scope or content
<adj.all> across-the-board pay increases an all-embracing definition blanket sanctions against human-rights violators an invention with broad applications a panoptic study of Soviet nationality granted him wide powers
panoptic \panoptic\ panoptical \panoptical\adj. Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy. [WordNet 1.5]