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perspective en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middle French, from the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”), from perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva, from prospetto (“prospect”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, in or relating to perspective.
    • a perspective drawing
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Providing visual aid; of or relating to the science of vision; optical.
    • perspective glasses 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seeming Wise”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

Relateds

omnispective

Translations (7)

el προοπτικός (of, in or relating to perspective) · pt perspéctico (of, in or relating to perspective) · fr perspectif (of, in or relating to perspective) · nl perspectivisch (of, in or relating to perspective) · pt perspectivo (of, in or relating to perspective) · bg перспекти́вен (of, in or relating to perspective) · da perspektivisk (of, in or relating to perspective)

perspective en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middle French, from the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”), from perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva, from prospetto (“prospect”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A view, vista or outlook.
    • And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with rail. Rail's not where you get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of decarbonisation." 2025 February 5, Peter Plisner, “East West Rail: progress from west to east”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 30:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
  4. (countable, dated, uncountable) An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.
  5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A perspective glass.
    • […] our predecessors; who could never have believed, that there were such lunets about some of the planets, as our late perspectives have descried […] 1645, Joseph Hall, The Peace-Maker:
  8. (countable, uncountable) A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.

Forms

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Deriveds

perspectively · perspectivization · macroperspective · perspectivation · perspectivism · point-projection perspective · side-perspective · in perspective · multiperspective · perspectivity · twisted perspective · isometric perspective · atmospheric perspective · two-point perspective · forced perspective · perspectiveless · perspectivistic · perspectival · put something into perspective · bioperspective · perspectivic · aerial perspective · perspectivist · mixed perspective

Hyponyms

microperspective · metaperspective · linear perspective

Relateds

perspicuity · perspicuous · perspicacious · perspectography · perspicacity · perspicuously · perspectograph

Translations (87)

uk перспекти́ва (appearance of depth in objects) · ru ра́курс (view, vista or outlook) · be пэрспэкты́ва (view, vista or outlook) · de Perspektive (appearance of depth in objects) · uk прое́кція (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · ru вид (view, vista or outlook) · gl perspectiva (view, vista or outlook) · ca perspectiva (view, vista or outlook) · hi नज़र (view, vista or outlook) · it prospettiva (view, vista or outlook) · de Aussicht (view, vista or outlook) · nl perspectief (view, vista or outlook) · fi perspektiivikuva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · hi परिप्रेक्ष्य (view, vista or outlook) · be вы́гляд (view, vista or outlook) · fi syvyysvaikutelma (appearance of depth in objects) · gl perspectiva (choice of a single point of view) · pt perspetiva (choice of a single point of view) · tl sawang (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · uk перспекти́ва (view, vista or outlook) · da perspektiv (view, vista or outlook) · ru перспекти́ва (appearance of depth in objects) · el προοπτική (appearance of depth in objects) · es perspectiva (view, vista or outlook) · ru перспекти́ва (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · es perspectiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · th ทัศนมิติ (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · hi दृष्टिकोण (choice of a single point of view) · pt perspetiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · bg перспекти́ва (choice of a single point of view) · pl perspektywa (view, vista or outlook) · id perspektif (view, vista or outlook) · th มุมมอง (choice of a single point of view) · es perspectiva (appearance of depth in objects) · pt perspectiva (view, vista or outlook) · pt perspetiva (view, vista or outlook) · gl perspectiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · uk перспекти́ва (choice of a single point of view) · pt perspectiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · nl perspectief (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · eo sinteno (view, vista or outlook) · eo perspektivo (appearance of depth in objects) · fi projektio (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · ru обзо́р (view, vista or outlook) · nl doorzichtkunde (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · gl perspectiva (appearance of depth in objects) · ru прое́кция (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · pt perspetiva (appearance of depth in objects) · it prospettiva (appearance of depth in objects) · it prospettiva (choice of a single point of view) · hi नज़र (choice of a single point of view) · ru перспекти́ва (view, vista or outlook) · nl perspectief (appearance of depth in objects) · bg проекция (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · uk огля́д (view, vista or outlook) · ca perspectiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · bg перспекти́ва (view, vista or outlook) · nl perspectief (choice of a single point of view) · el προοπτική (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · ast perspeutiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · hy հեռանկար (view, vista or outlook) · ca perspectiva (appearance of depth in objects) · pt perspectiva (choice of a single point of view) · cs perspektiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · nl dieptezicht (appearance of depth in objects) · uk перспекти́ва (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · hi दृष्टिकोण (view, vista or outlook) · pt perspectiva (appearance of depth in objects) · tr perspektif (view, vista or outlook) · da udsigt (view, vista or outlook) · fi perspektiivi (appearance of depth in objects) · de Perspektive (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · ar نَظْرَة (view, vista or outlook) · sk perspektíva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · hy դիտանկյուն (choice of a single point of view) · fi näkymä (view, vista or outlook) · ast perspeutiva (appearance of depth in objects) · ru перспекти́ва (choice of a single point of view) · ar مَنْظُور (view, vista or outlook) · bg перспекти́ва (appearance of depth in objects) · id perspektif (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) · fi näkökulma (choice of a single point of view) · uk ра́курс (view, vista or outlook) · hi परिप्रेक्ष्य (appearance of depth in objects) · de Perspektive (choice of a single point of view) · pl punkt widzenia (view, vista or outlook) · it prospettiva (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface)