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perspective

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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.

[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.]

per·spectiv·al adj.
per·spective·ly adv.

perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv]
n
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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a picture showing perspective
[from Medieval Latin perspectīva ars the science of optics, from Latin perspicere to inspect carefully, from per- (intensive) + specere to behold]
perspectively  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.perspectiveperspective - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
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.perspectiveperspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
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

perspective
noun
1. outlook, attitude, context, angle, overview, way of looking, frame of reference, broad view The death of my mother gave me a new perspective on life.
2. objectivity, proportion, relation, relativity, relative importance helping her to get her problems into perspective
3. view, scene, prospect, outlook, panorama, vista stretching away along the perspective of a tree-lined, wide avenue
Translations
perspective [pəˈspektɪv] N
1. (lit)
1.1. (Art) → perspectiva f
to be in/out of perspectiveestar/no estar en perspectiva
1.2. (= view) → vista f
2. (fig) → perspectiva f
it has given him a new perspective on lifele ha dado una nueva perspectiva or visión de la vida
I would like to offer a historical perspectiveme gustaría ofrecer una perspectiva histórica
from our perspectivedesde nuestro punto de vista
let's get things in perspectivepongamos las cosas en su sitio
he gets things out of perspectiveve las cosas distorsionadas
to keep sth in perspectiveguardar algo en su justa medida
to look at or see sth in perspectivemirar or ver algo en su justa medida
it helped me put things into perspectiveme ayudó a ver las cosas con cierta perspectiva or en su justa medida
that puts things in a different perspectiveeso le da otro cariz a las cosas
try to keep a sense of perspectivetrata de ser objetivo

perspective [pərˈspɛktɪv] n
(= view) → perspective f
It was impossible for me to identify with his religious perspective → Il m'était impossible de m'identifier avec sa perspective religieuse
a new perspective on sth → un nouveau regard sur qch
a new perspective on life → un nouveau regard sur la vie
(in drawing)perspective f
to get sth into perspective (fig)mettre qch en perspective
to put sth into perspective (fig)mettre qch en perspective

perspective
n (lit)Perspektive f; (fig also)Blickwinkel m; to get a different perspective on a problemein Problem aus einer anderen Perspektive or aus einem anderen Blickwinkel sehen; in perspective (Art) → perspektivisch; the foreground isn’t in perspectiveder Vordergrund ist perspektivisch nicht richtig; try to keep/get things in perspectiveversuchen Sie, nüchtern und sachlich zu bleiben/das nüchtern und sachlich zu sehen; to get something out of perspective (lit: artist etc) → etw perspektivisch verzerren; (fig)etw verzerrt sehen; in historical perspectiveaus historischer Sicht; to see things in their proper or true perspectivedie Dinge so sehen, wie sie sind; to see things from a different perspectivedie Dinge aus einem anderen Blickwinkel betrachten

perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] nprospettiva
to see or look at sth in perspective (fig) → vedere qc nella giusta prospettiva
to get sth into perspective → ridimensionare qc
perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] nprospettiva
to see or look at sth in perspective (fig) → vedere qc nella giusta prospettiva
to get sth into perspective → ridimensionare qc

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 원근법 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
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 kuva perspective מַראֶה दृश्य, अनुदृश्य vidik perspektíva pandangan sÿn, yfirsÿn prospettiva 展望 시각 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
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 oikeassa, väärässä perspektiivissä 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 맞는/ 맞지 않는 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
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 oikeissa, väärissä mittasuhteissa 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[] 균형 잡힌/잡히지 않은 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

perspective منظور perspektiva perspektiv Perspektive προοπτική perspectiva näkökulma perspective perspektiva prospettiva 観点 시각 perspectief perspektiv perspektywa perspectiva перспектива perspektiv ทัศนะคติ perspektif cách nhìn nhận 观点


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These closely similar particulars are collected together by their similarity primarily and, more correctly, by the fact that they are related to each other approximately according to the laws of perspective and of reflection and diffraction of light.
Having suspected from the first that there was a gentleman in the background, it is highly satisfactory to know that he recedes into the remote perspective of Asia.
I remember that at a later period of my "time," I used to stand about the churchyard on Sunday evenings when night was falling, comparing my own perspective with the windy marsh view, and making out some likeness between them by thinking how flat and low both were, and how on both there came an unknown way and a dark mist and then the sea.
 
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