perspective
noun
a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.
perspectival
-
a word derived from
perspective.
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, the many worlds interpretation is an example of what are called perspectival theories, wherein the outcome of a measurement depends on the observer’s perspective.
From Scientific American ● May 22, 2023
When the world organizes itself around one man’s desires and moods, there are likely to be perspectival differences in situations like these.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2020
Even in small dialogue-driven scenes, the Pixar artists exploit the striking perspectival effects of 3-D computer animation.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2018
Through perspectival shifts, pronominal slippage and shout-outs to cinema, poetry and of course music, Mercier allows the duo’s fears and displaced ambitions to turn into one another in revelatory, oneiric and, ultimately, disturbing ways.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
If it had, Giotto would have completed the perspectival revolution, Brunelleschi’s images would have been unnecessary, and Alberti would have had nothing new to say.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
