perspective

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 45.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A view, vista or outlook.
2. noun The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
3. noun The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
4. noun An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.
5. noun The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
6. noun The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.
7. noun A perspective glass.
8. noun A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.

Similar words

view position linear perspective viewpoint vista standpoint outlook prospect aspect optical

Often followed by

of on and is in that to the for

Word family

perspectival perspectively perspectives