perspectively
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- adverb
- /pərˈspɛktɪvli/
- Specialized
- In the diagram, the buildings are drawn perspectively to show their relative positions.
Examples
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Look at how the lines converge perspectively in this piece!
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The artist arranged the figures perspectively to give the painting a sense of depth.
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The objects appear perspectively smaller as they recede into the background.
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The painting was arranged perspectively to draw the viewer's eye.
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The artist rendered the landscape perspectively, creating a sense of depth and distance in the painting.
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When evaluating the problem, we should think perspectively to understand how each viewpoint affects the outcome.
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She arranged the objects on the table perspectively, allowing observers to appreciate the three-dimensional effect.
Synonyms
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3.5
In a way that can be seen
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6.5
Using pictures or diagrams to explain something
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8.1
To show things as they look, often in art
How Visual
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3.5
- Specialized
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7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
perspectively = perspective (transparent) = perspective + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to 'perspective', so the meaning 'in a manner relating to perspective/point of view' follows directly.
Etymology
Perspectively comes from perspective, built from the Latin parts per- 'through' and spect 'to look', the same root as in inspect and spectator. So when something is shown perspectively in art, it is drawn as if you are 'looking through' space, which makes the picture look deep and real.