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. A subdivision of an act of a play or performance
   "the first act has three scenes"
    
4. A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
   "The director called for another take of the crucial scene";
   - shot
    
5. A distant view of a wide area, esp. one that is pleasant to look at
   "The balcony provided a beautiful scene of the mountains";
   - view, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama
    
6. A situation treated as an observable object
   "the political scene is favourable";
   - picture
    
7. The context and environment in which something is set
   "the perfect scene for a ghost story";
   - setting, backdrop
    
8. The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
   "they worked all night painting the scene";
   - scenery
    
9. A display of bad temper
   "he made a scene";
   - fit, tantrum, conniption [N. Amer, informal], meltdown [informal], hissy fit [informal]
    
10. Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
    "he painted scenes from everyday life";
    - view

1. Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
   "The director's unique mise en scène transported the audience to 19th century Paris";
   - stage setting, setting

Sounds like: scalars, sc, scen

Derived forms: scenes

Type of: area, bad temper, country, dramatic composition, dramatic work, environment, environs, exposure, graphic art, ill temper, incident, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture, set, situation, stage, stage set, state of affairs, surround, surroundings, visual image, visual percept

Part of: act, film, flick [informal], motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show

Encyclopedia: Scene