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

perspective [pəˈspɛktɪv] n → perspective f;

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

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

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

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.perspektiefرَسْم منْظوريперспективаperspektivaperspektivdie Perspektiveπροοπτικήperspectivaperspektiivبعد نماییperspektiiviperspectiveפֶּרספֶּקטִיבָהपरिप्रेक्ष्यperspektivetávlati ábrázolásperspektiffjarvídd, dÿptarsÿnprospettiva遠近画法원근(화)법perspektyvaperspektīvaperspektifperspectiefperspektivperspektywaperspectivaperspec­tivăперспективаperspektívaperspektivaperspektivaperspektivritning, perspektivเทคนิควาดภาพแบบที่มีสัดส่วนอย่างที่มองเห็นperspektif透視畫法перспективаظاہري تناسبhình phối cảnh透视画法

2 a picture or view of something I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.perspektiefمَنْظر، وُجْهَة نَظَرперспективаpřehledoverblikdie Perspektiveάποψη, προοπτικήperspectiva(üle)vaadeتصویر؛ دورنماnäkökulmaperspectiveמַראֶהदृश्य, अनुदृश्यvidikperspektívapandangansÿn, yfirsÿnprospettiva展望조망(眺望)vaizdaspriekšstatsperspektifkijk, uitzichtperspektiv, utsiktobrazperspectivades­cri­ereвидprehľadslikaperspektivaperspektivมุมมองgörüş açısı透視圖плани на майбутнєنظارہcái 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.perspektiefمُتَوَفِّر، غَيْر مُتَوَفِّرнарисуван/ненарисуван по правилата на перспективатаna skladě; rozebranýudsolgt fra forlagetvorrätig/vergriffenσε κυκλοφορία, εξαντλημένοpublicado, a la venta; no publicado, agotadomüügil / läbi müüdudمتناسبsaatavissa, loppunut kustantajaltadisponible; épuiséבְּיָחַס נָכוֹןपरिप्रेक्ष्य में रहना या नहीं रहनाperspektivakapható / nem kaphatóbisa didapat/habis terjualfáanlegur; ófáanlegurin circolazione; esaurito, fuori catalogo/commercio出版されていて[]원근법에 따른[]parduodamas, išparduotaspārdošanā/izpārdotsmengikut, tdk mengikut perspektifmet goede kans, kansloostilgjengelig; utsolgt fra forlagetdostępny (w wydawnictwie), wyczerpanyà venda/esgotadope piaţă; epuizat(не) быть в продажеna sklade; vypredanýv prodaji / razprodanu ili izvan perspektivevara med i leken/vara ur lekenทรรศนะbaskısı var/tükenmiş(書)正在出售(或己絕版)зображений з дотримуванням законів перспективиمتناسب يا غير متناسبđúng/ 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.perspektiefوِجهَة نَظَر مَعقولَه / غَير مَعْقولَهв переспективаve správném světlei perspektiv; i rette sammenhængin richtiger Perspektiveστις σωστές διαστάσεις, χωρίς αίσθηση των αναλογιώνen perspectivaõiges / vales valgusesدر مد نظرnähdä asiat oikeassa valossaen perspectiveבְּיָחַס נָכוֹןपरिप्रेक्ष्यiz neke perspektivekellő megvilágításbanperspektifí réttu/röngu samhengiin prospettivaつり合いのとれた[]균형이 잘 잡힌[]objektyviai, neobjektyviaipatiesā gaismāmengikut, tdk mengikut perspektifin de juiste verhoudingeni det rette perspektiv, i galt perspektivwe właściwych wymiarachperspectivaîn context(не) в истинном светеv správnom svetlev pravi lučiperspektivai rätt/felaktigt perspektivการเข้าใจอย่างมีเหตุผลgereken önemi verme/vermeme正確地(不正確地)觀察у перспективі / поза перспективоюصحيح پس منظر ميں يا غلط پس منظر ميںtheo đúng/ không đúng triển vọng正确地（不正确地）观察