vanishing point

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noun

a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction: His patience had reached the vanishing point.

(in the study of perspective in art) that point toward which receding parallel lines appear to converge.

Origin of vanishing point

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby vanishing point

vanillylmandelic acid test, Vanir, vanish, vanishing cream, vanishing lung syndrome, vanishing point, vanitas, vanitory, vanity, vanity bag, vanity case

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Example sentences from the Web for vanishing point

It increased when the steamer re-stoked her fires, and diminished almost to vanishing-point as the fuel was consumed.
Godfrey Morgan|Jules Verne
At length the vanishing-point was reached, and horse and rider rounded the bend.
The Night Riders|Ridgwell Cullum
And the conversation, thus re-established, developed on the same lines until the vanishing-point of the army of womankind.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
He took in the blocky shoulders and the square head, and he pictured the little eyes at a vanishing-point in lines of a bargain.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill

But faced with the tangible workings of criminal investigation her resolution and her theories shrank to vanishing-point.
The Green Rust|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for vanishing point

vanishing point

noun

the point to which parallel lines appear to converge in the rendering of perspective, usually on the horizon

a point in space or time at or beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist

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单词	vanishing point
释义	vanishing point SEE SYNONYMS FOR vanishing point ON THESAURUS.COM noun a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction: His patience had reached the vanishing point. (in the study of perspective in art) that point toward which receding parallel lines appear to converge. Origin of vanishing point First recorded in 1790–1800 Words nearby vanishing point vanillylmandelic acid test, Vanir, vanish, vanishing cream, vanishing lung syndrome, vanishing point, vanitas, vanitory, vanity, vanity bag, vanity case Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vanishing point It increased when the steamer re-stoked her fires, and diminished almost to vanishing-point as the fuel was consumed. Godfrey Morgan\|Jules Verne At length the vanishing-point was reached, and horse and rider rounded the bend. The Night Riders\|Ridgwell Cullum And the conversation, thus re-established, developed on the same lines until the vanishing-point of the army of womankind. It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan He took in the blocky shoulders and the square head, and he pictured the little eyes at a vanishing-point in lines of a bargain. The Crisis, Complete\|Winston Churchill But faced with the tangible workings of criminal investigation her resolution and her theories shrank to vanishing-point. The Green Rust\|Edgar Wallace British Dictionary definitions for vanishing point vanishing point noun the point to which parallel lines appear to converge in the rendering of perspective, usually on the horizon a point in space or time at or beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vanishing point nothingness, pinpoint
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vanishing point

noun

Origin of vanishing point

Words nearby vanishing point

Example sentences from the Web for vanishing point

British Dictionary definitions for vanishing point

noun

Words related to vanishing point