scene

n 1: the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to

the scene of the crime"

2: an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad

scene"

3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature

of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect},

{prospect}, {vista}, {panorama}]

4: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of

action in a film [syn: {shot}]

5: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political

picture is favorable" or "the religious scene in England

has changed in the last century" [syn: {picture}]

6: a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three

scenes"

7: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a

tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {fit}, {tantrum}]

8: the graphic or photographic representation of a visual

percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2

shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

[syn: {view}]

9: the context and environment in which something is set: "the

perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: {setting}]

10: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to

suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night

painting the scenery" [syn: {scenery}]