Meaning & use
perspectively
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In a manner relating to or according to the rules of visual perspective; from a particular point of view.
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The mural was painted perspectively so that the ceiling appeared to open onto a painted sky.
Art historians analyze how Renaissance painters worked perspectively to create convincing depth on a flat surface.
A note on using this word
This rare adverb appears mainly in art history and criticism, describing techniques that create the illusion of three-dimensional space.
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