perspective
per-spec-tive · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
- 2.
True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.
- 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.
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."