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perspective definition
per·spec·tive (pər spek′tiv)
adjective
- of perspective
- drawn in perspective
Etymology: ME < LL perspectivus < L perspicere, to look through < per, through + specere, to look: see spy
noun
- the art of picturing objects or a scene in such a way, e.g., by converging lines (linear perspective), as to show them as they appear to the eye with reference to relative distance or depth
- the appearance of objects or scenes as determined by their relative distance and positions
- the effect of relative distance and position
- the relationship or proportion of the parts of a whole, regarded from a particular standpoint or point in time
- a specific point of view in understanding or judging things or events, esp. one that shows them in their true relations to one another
- the ability to see things in a true relationship
- a picture in perspective
- a distant view; vista
Etymology: ME perspectif < ML (ars) perspectiva, perspective (art)
Related Forms:
- perspectively per·spec′·tively adverb
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