Perspective — Per*spec tive, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] Not a perspective, but a mirror. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is seen through an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perspective — I. noun Etymology: 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Isometrical perspective — Perspective Per*spec tive, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] Not a perspective, but a mirror. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is seen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
linear perspective — Perspective Per*spec tive, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] Not a perspective, but a mirror. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is seen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perspective — perspectival, adj. perspectived, adj. perspectiveless, adj. perspectively, adv. /peuhr spek tiv/, n. 1. a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Cf. aerial perspective, linear perspective. 2. a pictur … Universalium
perspective plane — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perspective — /pəˈspɛktɪv / (say puh spektiv) noun 1. the art of depicting on a flat surface, various objects, architecture, landscape, etc., in such a way as to express dimensions and spatial relations. 2. the relation of parts to one another and to the whole …
Glass and Amber — Infobox Book | name = Glass and Amber title orig = translator = image caption = Glass and Amber cover. The cover art by Barclay Shaw is a modified version of the cover he did for Cherryh s 1984 novel Voyager in Night , adding images of a space… … Wikipedia
stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… … Universalium
Lead glass — Swarovski flacon. Lead glass is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass.[1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40 weight% lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead … Wikipedia
