futurama

futurama meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

Examples of futurama in a sentence

• The great New York World’s Fair of my childhood, erected on top of the garbage dumps that had filled the swamps of old, making marvelous futuramas out of the midden of the present.1980, Jascha Frederick Kessler, New Lugano Review, III, page 32:
• The book of Revelation, which describes [John’s glimpse of eternity], has to be the greatest futurama of all time.2006, Roger Carswell, Where Is God in a Messed-up World?, page 61:
• With its emphasis on technology, its ebullient optimism, and boundless claims for design’s responsibility and power, MC is a cross between a world’s fair, a futurama, and a technology expo.2007, Robert Levit, Evonne Levy, “Design Will Save the World! On Bruce Mau’s Massive Change and the Mediatization of Culture”, in William...

Forms of futurama

Origin of futurama

A generalised application of Futurama, the name of an exhibit-cum-ride at the 1939–40 New York World’s Fair that presented a possible model of the world twenty years thence (1959–60). The name of the exhibit derives from the English word future and the suffix -rama, meaning "a wide view of", which ultimately comes from the Ancient Greek word ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “a sight”, “a spectacle”, “a speculation”) — as in panorama or diorama.

Words formed from futurama

• futuramic

Phrases with futurama

• Futurama theorem

Questions about futurama

What does futurama mean?

Futurama means a palpable depiction of a (usually sensational) vision of the future.

What is futurama in Tamil?

Futurama in Tamil is எதிர்காலக் காட்சி, எதிர்கால விரிவாக்கக்காட்சி. See Futurama meaning in Tamil.

How do you use futurama in a sentence?

The great New York World’s Fair of my childhood, erected on top of the garbage dumps that had filled the swamps of old, making marvelous futuramas out of the midden of the present.

What part of speech is futurama?

Futurama is a noun.

How do you pronounce futurama?

Futurama is pronounced /ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɑːmə/.

What is the plural of futurama?

The plural of futurama is futuramas.