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perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
a mental view or prospect
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
a visible scene; especially : one giving a distinctive impression of distance : vista
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed; also : point of view
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
an optical glass (such as a telescope)
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
the expression of space in painting by gradation of color and distinctness
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
the use of any of various techniques (as in photography or architecture) to create the optical illustion that objects or people are smaller, larger, closer, or farther away than they really are; also : an instance of this —often used before another noun
perspectives
noun(per-spec-tive)
a system of creating an illusion of depth and distance in drawing, painting, relief sculpture, etc., by depicting parallel lines as converging

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