perspective

[ per-spek-tiv ]

/ pərˈspɛk tɪv /

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noun

a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.

a picture employing this technique, especially one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house.

a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate.

the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective.

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.

the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective.

a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients.

adjective

of or relating to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.

Origin of perspective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM perspective

per·spec·tiv·al, adjectiveper·spec·tived, adjectiveper·spec·tive·less, adjectiveper·spec·tive·ly, adverb

non·per·spec·tive, noun, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspective

perspective , prospective

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British Dictionary definitions for perspective

perspective

/ (pəˈspɛktɪv) /

noun

a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance

the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivitytry to get some perspective on your troubles

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

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

a view over some distance in space or time; vista; prospect

a picture showing perspective

Derived forms of perspective

perspectively, adverb

Word Origin for perspective

C14: from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to behold

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for perspective

perspective

In drawing or painting, a way of portraying three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface by suggesting depth or distance.

单词	perspective
释义	perspective [ per-spek-tiv ] / pərˈspɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perspective ON THESAURUS.COM noun a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective. a picture employing this technique, especially one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house. a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate. the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective. 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. the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective. a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients. adjective of or relating to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws. Origin of perspective 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 OTHER WORDS FROM perspective per·spec·tiv·al, adjectiveper·spec·tived, adjectiveper·spec·tive·less, adjectiveper·spec·tive·ly, adverb non·per·spec·tive, noun, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspective perspective , prospective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for perspective perspective / (pəˈspɛktɪv) / noun a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivitytry to get some perspective on your troubles 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 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 a view over some distance in space or time; vista; prospect a picture showing perspective Derived forms of perspective perspectively, adverb Word Origin for perspective C14: from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to behold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perspective prospect, angle, context, viewpoint, attitude, aspect, mindset, vista, panorama, proportion, scene, relation, overview, objectivity, landscape, headset, relativity, frame of reference Cultural definitions for perspective perspective In drawing or painting, a way of portraying three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface by suggesting depth or distance. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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perspective

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adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for perspective

noun

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Cultural definitions for perspective