Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical line; level; flat; measured in a line or plane parallel to the horizon.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > perspective > [noun] > planes, lines, or points (20) horizontal plane1638 Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical line; level; flat; measured in a line or plane parallel to the horizon. eye-pointa1650 A point in front of a picture where an observer's eye is assumed or expected to be placed; (also) the point where a perpendicular from an… table1670 Perspective. = perspective plane n. at perspective, adj. compounds. Obsolete. principal point1671 Perspective. The point where the principal ray meets the picture plane. plan1678 In a perspective drawing: any of several imaginary planes perpendicular to the line of vision forming a grid within which objects represented… geometrical plane1695 Perspective = ground-plane n. at ground, n. compounds 2a. Now rare. terrestrial line1704 spec. terrestrial globe, a globe with a map of the earth on its surface: see globe, n. 2; †terrestrial line (obsolete): see quot. 1704; terrestrial… vertical plane1704 a plane perpendicular to the horizon, passing through the eye of the spectator, and intersecting the perspective plane at right angles. baseline1724 Perspective. The line of intersection of the perspective plane and the geometrical plane. station line1724 (a) Surveying a straight line from one station (sense 6a) to the next (now rare); †(b) Perspective a vertical line through the point of sight (obs… middle ground1753 = middle distance, n. 1. Cf. mid-ground, n. 2. picture plane1771 an imaginary plane on which the perspective of a picture meets the eye of the viewer. middle distance1778 The part of a landscape (frequently a painted landscape), scene, or view between the foreground and the background. Also figurative. primitive plane1798 (a) a plane of reference for an object, esp. one situated in the object itself; (b) a plane on which the surface of a sphere is projected; esp. one… seat1815 transferred in Perspective. (See quot. 1815.) mid-distance1828 The part of a landscape or view between the foreground and the background; = middle distance, n. 1. ground-plane1833 the horizontal plane of projection in perspective drawing. station point1859 †(a) Surveying a station (sense 6a); the point on a plan or map corresponding to a station; (obsolete); (b) Perspective the point corresponding to… mid-ground1864 = middle distance, n. 1 (cf. middle ground, n. 2). Also: land of an intermediate character. no-sky line1927 An imagined line in a room from behind which no sky is visible from table height. |
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