perspective

per·spec·tive  (pr-spktv)

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. The relationship of aspects of a subject to each other and to a 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.

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[Middle English, science of optics (influenced by French perspective, perspective), from Medieval Latin perspectva (ars), feminine of perspectvus, optical, from perspectus, past participle of perspicere, to inspect : per-, per- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·spectiv·al adj.

per·spective·ly adv.

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perspective

Noun

1. a way of regarding situations or facts and judging their relative importance: the female perspective on sex and love

2. objectivity: Kay's problems helped me put my minor worries into perspective

3. a method of drawing that gives the effect of solidity and relative distances and sizes

4. the appearance of objects or buildings relative to each other, determined by their distance from the viewer [Latin perspicere to inspect carefully]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perspective - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" view, position orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs bird's eye view, panoramic view - a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance futurism - the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future cutting edge, forefront, vanguard - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" paradigm - the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" Weltanschauung, world view - a comprehensive view of the world and human life straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position
	2.	perspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer linear perspective appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing vanishing point - the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge apparent horizon, horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon, skyline - the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet picture plane - the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work

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perspective

noun 1. outlook, attitude, context, angle, overview, way of looking, frame of reference, broad view

noun 2. objectivity, proportion, relation, relativity, relative importance

noun 3. view, scene, prospect, outlook, panorama, vista

Translations

perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] n → perspectiva;

to get sth into perspective → ver algo en perspectiva or como es

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perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] n → perspective f;

to get sth into perspective → ramener qch à sa juste mesure

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perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] n (also fig) → Perspektive f;

to get sth into perspective (fig) → etw in Relation zu anderen Dingen sehen

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perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] n → prospettiva;

to get sth into perspective → ridimensionare qc

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perspective

n perspective [pəˈspektiv]

1 the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc Early medieval paintings lacked perspective. perspektief رَسْم منْظوري перспектива perspektiva perspektiv die Perspektive προοπτική perspectiva perspektiiv بعد نمایی perspektiivi perspective פֶּרספֶּקטִיבָה परिप्रेक्ष्य perspektive távlati ábrázolás perspektif fjarvídd, dÿptarsÿn prospettiva 遠近画法 원근(화)법 perspektyva perspektīva perspektif perspectief perspektiv perspektywa perspectiva perspec­tivă перспектива perspektíva perspektiva perspektiva perspektivritning, perspektiv เทคนิควาดภาพแบบที่มีสัดส่วนอย่างที่มองเห็น perspektif 透視畫法 перспектива ظاہري تناسب hình phối cảnh 透视画法

2 a picture or view of something I would like a clearer perspective of the situation. perspektief مَنْظر، وُجْهَة نَظَر перспектива přehled overblik die Perspektive άποψη, προοπτική perspectiva (üle)vaade تصویر؛ دورنما näkökulma perspective מַראֶה दृश्य, अनुदृश्य vidik perspektíva pandangan sÿn, yfirsÿn prospettiva 展望 조망(眺望) vaizdas priekšstats perspektif kijk, uitzicht perspektiv, utsikt obraz perspectiva des­cri­ere вид prehľad slika perspektiva perspektiv มุมมอง görüş açısı 透視圖 плани на майбутнє نظارہ cái nhìn 透视图

in / out of perspective

1 (of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing. perspektief مُتَوَفِّر، غَيْر مُتَوَفِّر нарисуван/ненарисуван по правилата на перспективата na skladě; rozebraný udsolgt fra forlaget vorrätig/vergriffen σε κυκλοφορία, εξαντλημένο publicado, a la venta; no publicado, agotado müügil / läbi müüdud متناسب saatavissa, loppunut kustantajalta disponible; épuisé בְּיָחַס נָכוֹן परिप्रेक्ष्य में रहना या नहीं रहना perspektiva kapható / nem kapható bisa didapat/habis terjual fáanlegur; ófáanlegur in circolazione; esaurito, fuori catalogo/commercio 出版されていて[] 원근법에 따른[] parduodamas, išparduotas pārdošanā/izpārdots mengikut, tdk mengikut perspektif met goede kans, kansloos tilgjengelig; utsolgt fra forlaget dostępny (w wydawnictwie), wyczerpany à venda/esgotado pe piaţă; epuizat (не) быть в продаже na sklade; vypredaný v prodaji / razprodan u ili izvan perspektive vara med i leken/vara ur leken ทรรศนะ baskısı var/tükenmiş (書)正在出售(或己絕版) зображений з дотримуванням законів перспективи متناسب يا غير متناسب đúng/ không đúng phối cảnh （书）正在出售（或己绝版）

2 with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective. perspektief وِجهَة نَظَر مَعقولَه / غَير مَعْقولَه в переспектива ve správném světle i perspektiv; i rette sammenhæng in richtiger Perspektive στις σωστές διαστάσεις, χωρίς αίσθηση των αναλογιών en perspectiva õiges / vales valguses در مد نظر nähdä asiat oikeassa valossa en perspective בְּיָחַס נָכוֹן परिप्रेक्ष्य iz neke perspektive kellő megvilágításban perspektif í réttu/röngu samhengi in prospettiva つり合いのとれた[] 균형이 잘 잡힌[] objektyviai, neobjektyviai patiesā gaismā mengikut, tdk mengikut perspektif in de juiste verhoudingen i det rette perspektiv, i galt perspektiv we właściwych wymiarach perspectiva în context (не) в истинном свете v správnom svetle v pravi luči perspektiva i rätt/felaktigt perspektiv การเข้าใจอย่างมีเหตุผล gereken önemi verme/vermeme 正確地(不正確地)觀察 у перспективі / поза перспективою صحيح پس منظر ميں يا غلط پس منظر ميں theo đúng/ không đúng triển vọng 正确地（不正确地）观察