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Perspective

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Noun

1. perspective, position, view

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

Example Sentences:
'consider what follows from the positivist view'

2. linear perspective, perspective

the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Perspective

see synonyms of perspective
noun
1. 
a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance
2. 
the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity
try to get some perspective on your troubles
3. 
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
4. 
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
5. 
a view over some distance in space or time; vista; prospect
6. 
a picture showing perspective

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Perspective

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adjective
1. 
of perspective
2. 
drawn in perspective
noun
3. 
the art of picturing objects or a scene in such a way, e.g., by converging lines (linear perspective), as to show them as they appear to the eye with reference to relative distance or depth
4. 
a. 
the appearance of objects or scenes as determined by their relative distance and positions
b. 
the effect of relative distance and position
5. 
the relationship or proportion of the parts of a whole, regarded from a particular standpoint or point in time
6. 
a. 
a specific point of view in understanding or judging things or events, esp. one that shows them in their true relations to one another
b. 
the ability to see things in a true relationship
7. 
a picture in perspective
8. 
a distant view; vista

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Perspective

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n.
1.
a. A view or vista.
b. A mental view or outlook: "It is useful occasionally to look at the past to gain a perspective on the present" (Fabian Linden).
2. The appearance of objects in depth as perceived by normal binocular vision.
3.
a. An understanding of how aspects of a subject relate to each other and to the whole: a perspective of history; a need to view the problem in the proper perspective.
b. Subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view: the perspective of the displaced homemaker.
c. The ability to perceive things in their actual interrelations or comparative importance: tried to keep my perspective throughout the crisis.
4. The technique of representing three-dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface.
adj.
Of, relating to, seen, or represented in perspective.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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