linear perspective

collocation in English

meaningsoflinearandperspective

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linear
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us
/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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perspective
noun
uk
/pəˈspek.tɪv/us
/pɚˈspek.tɪv/
a particular way of ...
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(Definition oflinearandperspectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An issue whose importance is overlooked when vision is identified withlinearperspectiveis that its mathematical structure is based on monocular observation.
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The first is 'perspective construction' or 'linearperspective': the geometric principles applied to accurately measure this diminution.
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These modern translations fail to do justice to the original text, in which there is no allusion to a vanishing point or tolinearperspective.
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Thelinearperspectivein the stimulus provided the information of the movement direction; the motion parallax assigned the information of random-dots moving at different depths.
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The diffusion of sound in a theatre similarly followed the rules oflinearperspective: music is generated by a mono-focal source expanding in one direction, in space and time.
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Supplying a graspable space, thelinearperspectivesatisfies the gaze, and this unique position grants the onlooker a dominance and a pre-eminence over the thing seen.
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The etymology also speaks to the eventual relationship between the projection of shadows andlinearperspective, an obligatory chapter in most seventeenth- and eighteenth-century treatises on the subject.
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He eschews the tricks oflinearperspectiveor opaque overlap to create the impression of space.
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Impressionism has no clearlinearperspective; rather it is a snapshot of an exact moment.
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But one of his most famous works also demonstrates his superior ability at handlinglinearperspectiveand light.
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The inventions of printing,linearperspectiveand projective geometry significantly enhanced man's ability to convey vision into precise drawings, and exactly duplicate it by printing.
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The atmospheric effects andlinearperspectivein the piece are polished and so are the anatomical proportions of all the subjects.
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The upper line looks longer because we interpret the converging sides according tolinearperspectiveas parallel lines receding into the distance.
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Masaccio has usedlinearperspectiveto create pictorial space; it can be seen on the orthogonal on the cornice of her throne.
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Canons of western art of the period such aslinearperspectiveand alternative materials and techniques appear to have had little lasting influence.
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There are two main meanings of the term:linearperspectiveand aerial perspective.
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Lines that are parallel in three-dimensional space are drawn as diverging against the horizon, rather than converging as they do inlinearperspective.
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He was one of the first to uselinearperspectivein his painting, employing techniques such as vanishing point in art for the first time.
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