one-point perspective

one-point perspective

[wuhn-point] .
noun
See under linear perspective.
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linear perspective

noun
a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point (one-point perspective), two points (two-point perspective), or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position.


Origin:
1835–45
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