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perspective
Dictionary result for perspective/pəˈspɛktɪv/
noun
noun: perspective
1.
the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other.
"the theory and practice of perspective"
the appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position, distance from the viewer, etc.
"a trick of perspective"
a view or prospect.
plural noun: perspectives
synonyms:view, vista, panorama, prospect, bird's-eye view, sweep, outlook, aspect;archaicl ookout
"a perspective of the whole valley"
GEOMETRY
the relation of two figures in the same plane, such that pairs of corresponding points lie on concurrent lines, and corresponding lines meet in collinear points.
2.
a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.
"most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective"
synonyms:outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, standpoint, position, stand, stance, angle, slant, attitude, frame of mind, frame of reference, approach, way of looking/thinking, vantage point, interpretation"her perspective on everything had been changing"
true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.
"we must keep a sense of perspective about what he's done"
3.
an apparent spatial distribution in perceived sound.
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘optics’): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars) ‘(science of) optics’, from perspect- ‘looked at closely’, from the verb perspicere, from per- ‘through’ + specere ‘to look’.
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