perspective

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From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middle French, from the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”), from perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva, from prospetto (“prospect”).

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: перспекти́вен (perspektíven) — of, in or relating to perspective
• Danish: perspektivisk — of, in or relating to perspective
• Dutch: perspectivisch — of, in or relating to perspective
• French: perspectif — of, in or relating to perspective
• Greek: προοπτικός (prooptikós) — of, in or relating to perspective
• Portuguese: perspectivo — of, in or relating to perspective
• Portuguese: perspéctico — of, in or relating to perspective
• Arabic: مَنْظُور (manẓūr) — view, vista or outlook
• Arabic: نَظْرَة (naẓra) — view, vista or outlook
• Armenian: հեռանկար (heṙankar) — view, vista or outlook
• Belarusian: пэрспэкты́ва (perspektýva) — view, vista or outlook
• Belarusian: вы́гляд (výhljad) — view, vista or outlook
• Bulgarian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — view, vista or outlook
• Catalan: perspectiva — view, vista or outlook
• Danish: udsigt — view, vista or outlook
• Danish: perspektiv — view, vista or outlook
• Dutch: perspectief — view, vista or outlook
• Esperanto: sinteno — view, vista or outlook
• Finnish: näkymä — view, vista or outlook
• Galician: perspectiva — view, vista or outlook
• German: Aussicht — view, vista or outlook
• Hindi: दृष्टिकोण (dŕṣṭikoṇ) — view, vista or outlook
• Hindi: परिप्रेक्ष्य (pariprekṣya) — view, vista or outlook
• Hindi: नज़र (nazar) — view, vista or outlook
• Indonesian: perspektif — view, vista or outlook
• Italian: prospettiva — view, vista or outlook
• Polish: punkt widzenia — view, vista or outlook
• Polish: perspektywa — view, vista or outlook
• Portuguese: perspectiva — view, vista or outlook
• Portuguese: perspetiva — view, vista or outlook
• Russian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — view, vista or outlook
• Russian: вид (vid) — view, vista or outlook
• Russian: обзо́р (obzór) — view, vista or outlook
• Russian: ра́курс (rákurs) — view, vista or outlook
• Spanish: perspectiva — view, vista or outlook
• Turkish: perspektif — view, vista or outlook
• Ukrainian: перспекти́ва (perspektýva) — view, vista or outlook
• Ukrainian: огля́д (ohljád) — view, vista or outlook
• Ukrainian: ра́курс (rákurs) — view, vista or outlook
• Asturian: perspeutiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Bulgarian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — appearance of depth in objects
• Catalan: perspectiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Dutch: perspectief — appearance of depth in objects
• Dutch: dieptezicht — appearance of depth in objects
• Esperanto: perspektivo — appearance of depth in objects
• Finnish: perspektiivi — appearance of depth in objects
• Finnish: syvyysvaikutelma — appearance of depth in objects
• Galician: perspectiva — appearance of depth in objects
• German: Perspektive — appearance of depth in objects
• Greek: προοπτική (prooptikí) — appearance of depth in objects
• Hindi: परिप्रेक्ष्य (pariprekṣya) — appearance of depth in objects
• Italian: prospettiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Portuguese: perspectiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Portuguese: perspetiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Russian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — appearance of depth in objects
• Spanish: perspectiva — appearance of depth in objects
• Ukrainian: перспекти́ва (perspektýva) — appearance of depth in objects
• Asturian: perspeutiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Bulgarian: проекция (proekcija) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Catalan: perspectiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Czech: perspektiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Dutch: perspectief — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Dutch: doorzichtkunde — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Finnish: perspektiivikuva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Finnish: projektio — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Galician: perspectiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• German: Perspektive — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Greek: προοπτική (prooptikí) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Indonesian: perspektif — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Italian: prospettiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Portuguese: perspectiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Portuguese: perspetiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Russian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Russian: прое́кция (projékcija) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Slovak: perspektíva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Spanish: perspectiva — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Tagalog: sawang — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Thai: ทัศนมิติ — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Ukrainian: перспекти́ва (perspektýva) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Ukrainian: прое́кція (proékcija) — technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
• Armenian: դիտանկյուն (ditankyun) — choice of a single point of view
• Bulgarian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — choice of a single point of view
• Dutch: perspectief — choice of a single point of view
• Finnish: näkökulma — choice of a single point of view
• Galician: perspectiva — choice of a single point of view
• German: Perspektive — choice of a single point of view
• Hindi: दृष्टिकोण (dŕṣṭikoṇ) — choice of a single point of view
• Hindi: नज़र (nazar) — choice of a single point of view
• Italian: prospettiva — choice of a single point of view
• Portuguese: perspectiva — choice of a single point of view
• Portuguese: perspetiva — choice of a single point of view
• Russian: перспекти́ва (perspektíva) — choice of a single point of view
• Thai: มุมมอง (mum-mɔɔng) — choice of a single point of view
• Ukrainian: перспекти́ва (perspektýva) — choice of a single point of view