Definitions for vanishing point
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van′ishing point`(n.)
a point of disappearance or cessation.
the point at which receding parallel lines appear to converge.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of vanishing point:
1790–1800
Princeton's WordNet
vanishing point(noun)
the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
vanishing point(noun)
the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
Wiktionary
vanishing point(Noun)
The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.
vanishing point(Noun)
The situation in which, place where, or point in time when some object or phenomenon is no longer observable or notable.
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