scene

/sˈin/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

the place where some action occurs
“the police returned to the scene of the crime”
an incident (real or imaginary)
“their parting was a sad scene”
the visual percept of a region
“the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a situation treated as an observable object
“the political picture is favorable”
a subdivision of an act of a play
“the first act has three scenes”
a display of bad temper
“he had a fit”
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
“he painted scenes from everyday life”
the context and environment in which something is set
“the perfect setting for a ghost story”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
“they worked all night painting the scenery”

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