Perspective — Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perspective plane — Perspective Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perspective shell — Perspective Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
From Beyond (short story) — From Beyond is a short story by science fiction and horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in The Fantasy Fan in June 1934 (Vol. 1, No. 10).InspirationS. T. Joshi, in The Sources for From Beyond ,… … Wikipedia
perspective — perspectival, adj. perspectived, adj. perspectiveless, adj. perspectively, adv. /peuhr spek tiv/, n. 1. a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Cf. aerial perspective, linear perspective. 2. a pictur … Universalium
perspective — noun 1 in art ADJECTIVE ▪ distorted ▪ horizontal, vertical PREPOSITION ▪ in perspective, out of perspectiv … Collocations dictionary
perspective — per|spec|tive [ pər spektıv ] noun ** 1. ) count a way of thinking about something: You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective. perspective on: The book deals with a woman s perspective on revolutionary change. from a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perspective */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈspektɪv] / US [pərˈspektɪv] noun Word forms perspective : singular perspective plural perspectives 1) [countable] a way of thinking about something You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective. perspective on: The… … English dictionary
perspective — n. 1) to put smt. into perspective 2) the proper, right, true; wrong perspective 3) from a perspective (to view a situation from a new perspective) 4) in perspective (to look at, see smt in perspective) * * * [pə spektɪv] right true wrong… … Combinatory dictionary
perspective — noun 1 (C) a way of thinking about something which is influenced by the kind of person you are or by your experiences (+ on): His father s death gave him a whole new perspective on life. | from the perspective of: The novel is written from the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perspective — 01. Living in a foreign culture helps you to gain a different [perspective] on life. 02. Sergio has an interesting [perspective] on the Mexican election because his uncle is a member of the Opposition party. 03. Children s drawings don t… … Grammatical examples in English
