a means of indicating relative distance in terms of a gradation of clarity, tone, and colour, esp blue
Also called: atmospheric perspective
aerial perspective in American English
noun
a technique of rendering depth or distance in painting by modifying the tone or hue and distinctness of objects perceived as receding from the picture plane, esp. by reducing distinctive local colors and contrasts of light and dark to a uniform light bluish-gray color
Also called: atmospheric perspective
Word origin
[1725–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: amorphous, arcade, copyright, postmortem, roulette
Examples of 'aerial perspective' in a sentence
aerial perspective
So there was no shadow, chiaroscuro or aerial perspective and not a single detail would be obscured in nocturnes.