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vanishing pointA point at which something disappears or becomes invisible; in art, the point at which parallel lines appear to meet in the distance

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A point at which something disappears or becomes invisible; in art, the point at which parallel lines appear to meet in the distance

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt/

Korean meaning: 소실점, 사라지는 지점; 미술에서 평행선들이 멀리서 만나는 것처럼 보이는 점

Korean pronunciation: **배**니싱 포인트

Example Sentences

  • My patience for Monday meetings has reached its vanishing point.
  • Art students struggle to master the vanishing point technique in their drawings.
  • His chances of winning the lottery are approaching the vanishing point.

vanishing point

NOUN

//ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt//

A point at which something disappears or becomes invisible; in art, the point at which parallel lines appear to meet in the distance

vanishing point concept
💡 Concept

A point at which something disappears or becomes invisible; in art, the point at which parallel lines appear to meet in the distance

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vanishing point rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The tracks are diminishing as the painting is finishing.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt/

🌳Etymology

Rootvanish
Suffix--ing

Origin

중세 프랑스어 'vanir'(사라지다)에서 유래되었으며, 르네상스 시대 원근법의 발달과 함께 미술 용어로 확립되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

finishingdiminishingreplenishing
finishing
diminishing
replenishing

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My patience for Monday meetings has reached its vanishing point.

Art students struggle to master the vanishing point technique in their drawings.

😄 Fun example

His chances of winning the lottery are approaching the vanishing point.

The railway tracks seemed to converge at a single vanishing point in the distance.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

disappearing pointconvergence pointfocal pointinfinity point

Antonyms

starting pointoriginsource point

Related

perspectivehorizonconvergenceinfinitylinear perspective