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perspective

20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) perspective (noun)
  2. 2) perspective (noun)
  3. 3) perspective (adjective)
  4. perspective formula (noun)
  5. perspective transformation (noun)
  6. aerial perspective (noun)
  7. angular perspective (noun)
  8. atmospheric perspective (noun)
  9. free perspective (noun)
  10. inverted perspective (noun)
  11. linear perspective (noun)
  12. one-point perspective (noun)
  13. panoramic perspective (noun)
  14. parallel perspective (noun)
  15. piece of perspective
  16. reverse perspective (noun)
  17. scientific perspective (noun)
  18. spherical perspective (noun)
  19. three-point perspective (noun)
  20. two-point perspective (noun)

1per·spec·tive

noun \pər-ˈspek-tiv\

Definition of PERSPECTIVE

archaic
: an optical glass (as a telescope)

Origin of PERSPECTIVE

Middle English perspectyf, from Medieval Latin perspectivum, from neuter of perspectivus of sight, optical, from Latin perspectus, past participle of perspicere to look through, see clearly, from per- through + specere to look — more at per-, spy
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PERSPECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective

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