VANISHING POINT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vanishing point mean? 

• VANISHING POINT (noun)
  The noun VANISHING POINT has 2 senses:

1. the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist

2. the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge

  Familiarity information: VANISHING POINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANISHING POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("vanishing point" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("vanishing point" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Holonyms ("vanishing point" is a part of...):

linear perspective; perspective (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)