■ noun
1》 the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to convey the impression of height, width, depth, and relative distance.
↘the appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position, distance from the viewer, etc.: a trick of ~.
2》 a view or prospect.
3》 a particular way of regarding something.
4》 understanding of the relative importance of things: we must keep a sense of ~ about what he's done.
5》 an apparent spatial distribution in perceived sound.
Derivatives
perspectival adjective
Origin
ME (in the sense 'optics'): from med. L. perspectiva (ars) '(science of) optics', from perspect- , perspicere 'look at closely'.