- aerial perspective
- noun Date: 1704 the expression of space in painting by gradation of color and distinctness
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aerial perspective
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Aerial perspective — or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer (or the technique of depicting this effect in a work of art, such as a landscape painting). As the distance between an object and a… … Wikipedia
Aerial perspective — aerial aerial, Aerial A*[ e] ri*al, a. [L. a[ e]rius. See {Air}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a[ e]rial regions or currents; the a[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aerial perspective — a technique of rendering depth or distance in painting by modifying the tone or hue and distinctness of objects perceived as receding from the picture plane, esp. by reducing distinctive local colors and contrasts of light and dark to a uniform… … Universalium
Aerial perspective (disambiguation) — Aerial perspective can refer to:*Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer. *For art, photography, diagrams, maps, etc., that depict landscapes or other… … Wikipedia
aerial perspective — /ɛəriəl pəˈspɛktɪv/ (say airreeuhl puh spektiv) noun that branch of perspective which considers the variations of light, shade, and colour in objects delineated or photographed, according to their distances, the quality of light falling on them,… …
aerial perspective — noun 1. : the expression of space in painting by gradation of color or distinctness 2. : the diminution of clarity of outline and intensity of color in a distant object as distance increases : the optical effect produced by diffusion of light… … Useful english dictionary
Perspective (visual) — Perspective, in context of vision and visual perception, is the way in which objects appear to the eye based on their spatial attributes, or their dimensions and the position of the eye relative to the objects. There are two main meanings of the… … Wikipedia
Aerial — aerial, Aerial A*[ e] ri*al, a. [L. a[ e]rius. See {Air}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a[ e]rial regions or currents; the a[ e]rial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aerial — aerial, Aerial A*[ e] ri*al, a. [L. a[ e]rius. See {Air}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a[ e]rial regions or currents; the a[ e]rial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aerial acid — aerial aerial, Aerial A*[ e] ri*al, a. [L. a[ e]rius. See {Air}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a[ e]rial regions or currents; the a[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
