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lin·ear per·spec·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. perspective, linear perspectivenoun

    the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

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  1. linear perspectivenoun

    A form of geometric perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance.

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  1. linear perspective

    Linear or point-projection perspective (from Latin: perspicere 'to see through') is one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts; the other is parallel projection. Linear perspective is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye. Perspective drawing is useful for representing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional medium, like paper. The most characteristic features of linear perspective are that objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases, and that they are subject to foreshortening, meaning that an object's dimensions along the line of sight appear shorter than its dimensions across the line of sight. All objects will recede to points in the distance, usually along the horizon line, but also above and below the horizon line depending on the view used. Italian Renaissance painters and architects including Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca and Luca Pacioli studied linear perspective, wrote treatises on it, and incorporated it into their artworks.

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  1. linear perspective

    Linear perspective is a drawing method or technique used by artists to create the illusion of depth and space on a flat surface. It involves the use of real or imaginary horizontal and vertical lines that appear to converge at a single or multiple vanishing points, allowing objects to appear smaller as they get further away, mimicking the way human eyes perceive distance.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of linear perspective in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of linear perspective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • perspectiva linearSpanish
  • лине́йная перспекти́ваRussian

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