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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•spec•tive /pɚˈspɛktɪv/USA pronunciation n. - Fine Art[uncountable] a technique of drawing on a two-dimensional surface pictures of solid objects that show their relationships in three dimensions.
- Fine Art[countable] a picture employing this technique, esp. one in which it is prominent.
- one's opinion about facts, ideas, etc., and their relationships:[countable]an interesting perspective on the situation.
- the ability to see the important facts of something in proportion to one another:[uncountable]Can't you put this minor setback into perspective and see that it really is for the best? Get some perspective.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to the art of perspective.
See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•spec•tive (pər spek′tiv),USA pronunciation n. - Fine Arta technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Cf. aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- Fine Arta picture employing this technique, esp. one in which it is prominent:an architect's perspective of a house.
- a visible scene, esp. 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.
adj. - of or pertaining to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.
- Medieval Latin perspectīva (ars) optical (science), perspectīvum optical glass, noun, nominal 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
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: perspective /pəˈspɛktɪv/ n - 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; objectivity: try 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to beholdperˈspectively adv |