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per·spec·tive
/ pərˈspektiv/
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n.
1.
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point: [as adj.]
a perspective drawing. See also linear perspective and aerial perspective.
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a picture drawn in such a way, esp. one appearing to enlarge or extend the actual space, or to give the effect of distance.
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a view or prospect.
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Geom.
the relation of two figures in the same plane, such that pairs of corresponding points lie on concurrent lines, and corresponding lines meet in collinear points.
2.
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view:
most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective.
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true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion:
we must keep a sense of perspective about what he's done.
3.
an apparent spatial distribution in perceived sound.
PHRASES:
in
(or out of) perspective
showing the right (or wrong) relationship between visible objects.
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correctly (or incorrectly) regarded in terms of relative importance:
these expenses may seem high, but they need to be put into perspective.
DERIVATIVES:
per·spec·tiv·al
/ -tivəl/ adj.
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Perspective drawings.(Education in Print)
Magazine article from: Wood Digest; 9/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...called an oblique perspective drawing. Now, vertical...buildings, three point perspectives are the most difficult...and six-point perspective drawings are more...completed drawing of these perspectives will look like a wide...and curves from a perspective viewpoint is done...
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Perspective taking in language learning and teaching.(Report)
Magazine article from: Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...their language skills is the skill of perspective taking. How exactly these two skills...relationship between language acquisition and perspective taking is not in doubt. Examining this...second concept requiring definition is perspective taking. Perspective taking is the ability...
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Five Perspectives on Teaching in Adult and Higher Education.(Review)
Magazine article from: Community College Review; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...descriptions of the five perspectives in Section II. Section II presents the five perspectives in detail, as described...who wrote about the perspective that best fit their...themselves in that teaching perspective. Finally, in Section...an analysis of the perspectives and comments on the...
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Perspectives on early literacy and home-school connections.
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...use. Historical perspectives The two historical perspectives are concerned...Maturational readiness perspective In a maturationist...Within this perspective, parents were...instruction. Current perspectives Although there...
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Perspective effects in repeated reading: An eye movement study
Magazine article from: Memory & Cognition; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...present study examined the influence of perspective instructions on online processing...vs. LPK) text twice from a given perspective while their eye movements were recorded. They switched perspective before a third reading. Reading perspective...
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Social perspectives on art education in the U.S.: Teaching visual culture in a democracy
Magazine article from: Studies in Art Education; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...educators maintain social perspectives. So, I will simply try...why I believe that social perspectives of art education are just...theoretical foundations of these perspectives. Second, I will briefly...that led me to my social perspective. Democratic Art Education...
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'Perspectives,' Unique Programming Produced by The Museum of Television & Radio With RealNetworks, Reveals Personal Views of the Past, Present, and Future of Mass Media.
PR Newswire; 6/20/2000; 700+ words
; ...Figures Providing One-of-a-Kind 'Perspectives' SEATTLE, June 20 /PRNewswire...announced the official launch of "Perspectives," exclusive Internet programming...entertainment, and journalism. "Perspectives," which showcases the Internet as...
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NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND KNOWING
Magazine article from: International Education; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...volume describes eight perspectives on learning and knowing...indigenous to that perspective" (p. viii). Each...understanding of multiple perspectives can result in marginalization...From a practical perspective, educators often...understanding of these perspectives can result in a more...
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Cognitive and affective perspective-taking in conduct-disordered children high and low on callous-unemotional traits.(Research)
Magazine article from: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health; 7/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...developing child. If perspective-taking is important...cognitive and affective perspectives may be implicated...from a deficiency in perspective-taking. Empirical...the bystander's perspective. Using this measure...adopt the cognitive perspectives of others [9, 10...
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Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...distinguishes Christian perspectives from other religious perspectives? I consider here...authors treat the perspective they derive from...authors treat their perspective on legal thought...think) that their perspectives arise organically...
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Perspective-Taking
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...person ’ s perspective. As young children...learn that other perspectives exist, but also...techniques to explore perspective-taking. SEE ALSO...John H. 1992. Perspectives on Perspective Taking. In Piaget...
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perspective
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
perspective in art, any method employed to represent...diminution of objects seen in depth, linear perspective, in the modern sense, was probably...mathematically proportioned system of perspective. Alberti, in his De pittura (1435...
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Perspective Analysis
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
Perspective Analysis As used in crime scene analysis, photography , and photogrammetry , perspective analysis involves the use of measurement...crime scene, there are several important perspective aspects or views for photographic documentation...
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Social Learning Perspective
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Social Learning Perspective From the 1930s through...change, was the dominant perspective in U.S. psychology...reintroduction of a cognitive perspective in the 1950s (e.g...behavioral and cognitive perspectives. Social learning theory...
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Anthropological Perspective
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Anthropological Perspective It is rather hard, if not impossible...social sciences. The Evolutionist Perspective Searching the origins of society...The French Sociology School The perspective of the authors of the French sociology...
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