Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - perspective
Perspective
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. Phrases and idioms in perspective 1 drawn or viewed according to the rules of perspective. 2 correctly regarded in terms of relative importance. Derivatives perspectival adj. perspectively adv. Etymology: ME f. med.L perspectiva (ars art) f. perspicere perspect- (as PER-, specere spect- look)
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I. noun see: per- Date: 14th century an optical glass (as a telescope), II. noun see: prospect Date: 1563 1. the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye, a picture in ~, 2. the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed , the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance , 3. a visible scene, a mental view or prospect , the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions, perspectival adjective III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, optical, from Medieval Latin perspectivus Date: 1570 aiding the vision , of, relating to, employing, or seen in ~ , ~ly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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