vanishing point

American  

noun

1. a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction.

   His patience had reached the vanishing point.

2. (in the study of perspective in art) that point toward which receding parallel lines appear to converge.

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vanishing point British  

noun

1. the point to which parallel lines appear to converge in the rendering of perspective, usually on the horizon

2. a point in space or time at or beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist

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Etymology

Origin of vanishing point

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The three meet in a vanishing point at the bottom edge as if a textbook illustration for Renaissance one-point perspective.

From Los Angeles Times

The fixed vanishing point, where all lines of vision converge, corresponds to a viewer standing before the picture, motionless in time and space.

From Los Angeles Times

The painting’s primary form is the big, top log that booms outward while its back end diminishes swiftly to a distant vanishing point.

From New York Times

Ireland highlighted the motel’s twin-bedded geometries and flat veranda stretching to an arid vanishing point.

From New York Times

“The vanishing point corresponding to parallel lines on the screen, price, and ‘Don’t blame…’ text are inconsistent,” Farid wrote.

From Seattle Times