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perspective /pər-spekˈtiv or formerly pûrˈ/ noun- The art or science of drawing objects on a surface, so as to give the picture the same appearance to the eye as the objects themselves
- Appearance, or representation of appearance, of objects in space, with effect of distance, solidity, etc
- Correct proportion in all the parts
- A way of regarding facts and their relative importance
- Point of view
- A picture in perspective
- A picture or model that seems confused except when viewed in the right direction, or in some other way gives a fantastic effect (Shakespeare)
- A telescope, microscope, or other optical instrument (also perspective glass; obsolete)
- A peepshow (obsolete)
- Optics (obsolete)
- A vista
- A prospect of the future
- Inspection (obsolete)
adjective- Optical (obsolete)
- Relating or according to perspective
ORIGIN: L (ars) perspectīva perspective (art), from perspicere, perspectum, from per, and specere to look perspectīˈval adjective perspecˈtively adverb perspecˈtivism noun - The theory that things can only be known from an individual point of view at a particular time (philosophy)
- The use of subjective points of view in literature and art
perspecˈtivist noun - An artist whose work emphasizes the effects of perspective
- Someone who studies the rules of perspective
perspective plane noun The surface on which the picture of the objects to be represented in perspective is drawn in (or out of) perspective - According to (or against) the laws of perspective
- In correct (or incorrect) proportion
- In (or not in) prospect (obsolete)
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