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tɪv noun
1.
a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
2.
a picture employing this technique, especially one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house.
3.
a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate.
4.
the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective.
5.
the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.
adjective
8.
of or pertaining to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin perspectīva (ars) optical (science), perspectīvum optical glass, noun uses of feminine and neuter of perspectīvus optical, equivalent to Latin perspect-, past participle stem of perspicere to look at closely (see per-, inspect) + -īvus -ive
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin perspectīva (ars) optical (science), perspectīvum optical glass, noun uses of feminine and neuter of perspectīvus optical, equivalent to Latin perspect-, past participle stem of perspicere to look at closely (see per-, inspect) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
per·spec·tiv·al, adjective
per·spec·tived, adjective
per·spec·tive·less, adjective
per·spec·tive·ly, adverb
non·per·spec·tive, noun, adjective
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perspective (pəˈspɛktɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance |
| 2. | the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity: try to get some perspective on your troubles |
| 3. | the theory or art of suggesting three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface, in order to recreate the appearance and spatial relationships that objects or a scene in recession present to the eye |
| 4. | the appearance of objects, buildings, etc, relative to each other, as determined by their distance from the viewer, or the effects of this distance on their appearance |
| 5. | a view over some distance in space or time; vista; prospect |
| 6. | a picture showing perspective |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to behold] | |
| per'spectively | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
perspective
c.1380, "science of optics," from O.Fr. perspective, from M.L. perspectiva ars "science of optics," from fem. of perspectivus "of sight, optical" from L. perspectus, pp. of perspicere "inspect, look through," from per- "through" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)). Sense of
"art of drawing objects so as to give appearance of distance or depth" is first found 1598, influenced by It. prospettiva, an artists' term. The fig. meaning "mental outlook over time" is first recorded 1762.
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Cultural Dictionary
perspective definition
In drawing or painting, a way of portraying three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface by suggesting depth or distance.
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