PERSPECTIVE

perspective, linear perspective

(noun) the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

position, view, perspective

(noun) a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; “consider what follows from the positivist view”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

perspective (countable and uncountable, plural perspectives)

A view, vista or outlook.

The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.

The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

(dated) An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.

(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.

The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.

A perspective glass.

A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.

Hyponyms

• linear perspective

• metaperspective

• microperspective

Adjective

perspective (not comparable)

Of, in or relating to perspective.

(obsolete) Providing visual aid; of or relating to the science of vision; optical.

Source: Wiktionary

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Per*spec"tive, a. Etym: [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See Spy, n.]

1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. Perspective plane, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.

– Perspective shell (Zoöl.), any shell of the genus Solarium and allied genera. See Solarium.

Per*spec"tive, n. Etym: [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See Perspective, a.]

1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] "Not a perspective, but a mirror." Sir T. Browne.

2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista. "The perspective of life." Goldsmith.

3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, aërial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects. Aërial perspective is the expression of space by any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness of color, etc. Ruskin.

4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the eye; -- called also linear perspective.

5. A drawing in linear perspective. Isometrical perspective, an inaccurate term for a mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of the diagonal of a cube.

– Perspective glass, a telescope which shows objects in the right position.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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