perspective

per-spec-tive · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

  2. 2.

    True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.

  3. 3.

    The art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other.

  4. 4.

    A view or prospect, especially one extending into the distance.

Forms

plural: perspectives

Related words

Etymology

From Medieval Latin perspectiva "science of optics," from Latin perspectivus "of sight, optical," from perspicere "to look through, inspect."