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Perspective

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per=spec=tive

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Perspective has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Perspectivea. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See Spy, n.].
  •  Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective.  [1913 Webster]
Perspective plane, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. -- Perspective shell (Zoöl.), any shell of the genus Solarium and allied genera. See Solarium.
Perspectiven. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See Perspective, a.].
  •  A glass through which objects are viewed.  Sir T. Browne.  [1913 Webster]
  •  That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista.  Goldsmith.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, aërial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects.  [1913 Webster]
    "Aërial perspective is the expression of space by any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness of color, etc."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The art and the science of so delineating objects that they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the eye; -- called also linear perspective.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A drawing in linear perspective.  [1913 Webster]
Isometrical perspective, an inaccurate term for a mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of the diagonal of a cube. -- Perspective glass, a telescope which shows objects in the right position.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Perspective, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of relative positions, size, etc. b a picture drawn in this way.
2 the apparent relation between visible objects as to position, distance, etc.
3 a mental view of the relative importance of things (keep the right perspective).
4 a geographical or imaginary prospect.
--adj. of or in perspective.

Idiom
in perspective
1 drawn or viewed according to the rules of perspective.
2 correctly regarded in terms of relative importance.
Derivative
perspectival adj. perspectively adv.
Etymology
ME f. med.L perspectiva (ars art) f. perspicere perspect- (as PER-, specere spect- look)

THESAURUS

Perspective

aesthetic distance, airscape, angle, approach, arrangement, atmosphere, attitude, balance, base, brushwork, cityscape, clearance, cloudscape, color, command, compass, composition, deep space, depths of space, design, distance, divergence, domination, draftsmanship, extent, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, farness, field of view, field of vision, footing, ground, grouping, horizon, infinity, ken, landscape, leeway, length, light-years, limit of vision, line, line of sight, lookout, margin, mileage, naked eye, outlook, outlook over, painterliness, panorama, parsecs, piece, point of view, position, post, prospect, range, reach, remoteness, riverscape, scan, scape, scene, scenery, scenic view, scope, scope of vision, seascape, seat, sentiment, separation, shading, shadow, sight, sightliness, skyscape, space, span, stand, standing, standpoint, station, status, stretch, stride, survey, sweep, technique, tone, townscape, treatment, values, vantage point, venue, view, viewpoint, vista, waterscape, way, ways

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Appearance

N appearance, phenomenon, sight, spectacle, show, premonstration, scene, species, view, coup d'oeil, lookout, outlook, prospect, vista, perspective, bird's-eye view, scenery, landscape, picture, tableau, display, exposure, mise en sc ne, rising of the curtain, phantasm, phantom, pageant, spectacle, peep-show, raree-show, gallanty-show, ombres chinoises, magic lantern, phantasmagoria, dissolving views, biograph, cinematograph, moving pictures, panorama, diorama, cosmorama, georama, coup de theatre, jeu de theatre, pageantry, insignia, aspect, angle, phase, phasis, seeming, shape, guise, look, complexion, color, image, mien, air, cast, carriage, port, demeanor, presence, expression, first blush, face of the thing, point of view, light, lineament feature trait lines, outline, outside, contour, face, countenance, physiognomy, visage, phiz, cast of countenance, profile, tournure, cut of one s jib, metoposcopy, outside, apparent, seeming, ostensible, on view, apparently, to all seeming, to all appearance, ostensibly, seemingly, as it seems, on the face of it, prima facie, at the first blush, at first sight, in the eyes of, to the eye, editio princeps.

Expectation

N expectation, expectance, expectancy, anticipation, reckoning, calculation, foresight, contemplation, prospection, lookout, prospect, perspective, horizon, vista, destiny, suspense, waiting, abeyance, curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of Tantalus, hope, trust, auspices, assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance, expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch, open-eyed, open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation, agape, gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready, curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected, foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner, impending, on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus, we shall see, nous verrons, expectation whirls me round, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Painting

N painting, depicting, drawing, design, perspective, sciagraphy, skiagraphy, chiaroscuro, composition, treatment, historical painting, portrait painting, miniature painting, landscape painting, marine painting, still life, flower painting, scene painting, scenography, school, style, the grand style, high art, genre, portraiture, ornamental art, monochrome, polychrome, grisaille, pallet, palette, easel, brush, pencil, stump, black lead, charcoal, crayons, chalk, pastel, paint, watercolor, body color, oil color, oils, oil paint, varnish, priming, gouache, tempera, distemper, fresco, water glass, enamel, encaustic painting, mosaic, tapestry, photography, heliography, color photography, sun painting, graphics, computer graphics, picture, painting, piece, tableau, canvas, oil painting, fresco, cartoon, easel picture, cabinet picture, draught, draft, pencil drawing, water color drawing, etching, charcoal, pen-and-ink, sketch, outline, study, photograph, color photograph, black-and-white photograph, holograph, heliograph, daguerreotype, talbotype, calotype, heliotype, negative, positive, print, glossy print, matte print, enlargement, reduction, life-size print, instant photo, Polaroid photo, technicolor, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Polaroid, portrait, whole length, full length, half length, kitcat, head, miniature, shade, silhouette, profile, landscape, seapiece, view, scene, prospect, panorama, diorama, still life, picture gallery, exhibit, studio, atelier, pinacotheca, painted, pictorial, graphic, picturesque, pencil, oil, in pencil, fecit, delineavit, mutum est pictura poema.

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