"all-seeing," 1826, from Greek panoptēs "all-seeing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + optos "seen, visible" (from PIE root *okw- "to see"). Related: Panoptical.
a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base
a panoptic stain used in microscopy
pannier
pannikin
Pannonia
panocha
panoply
panoptic
panopticon
panorama
panoramic
pansexual
Panslavism
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