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View synonyms for vanishing point

vanishing point

noun

  1. a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction:

    His patience had reached the vanishing point.

  2. (in the study of perspective in art) that point toward which receding parallel lines appear to converge.


vanishing point

noun

  1. the point to which parallel lines appear to converge in the rendering of perspective, usually on the horizon
  2. a point in space or time at or beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vanishing point1

First recorded in 1790–1800
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Example Sentences

All the while, the narrower our field of vision, the more fixated we become on the vanishing point.

His eyes narrowing almost to the vanishing point, he looked away from us and mumbled something to his colleagues.

His career was humble and obscure to the vanishing point for forty years, of which practically nothing is known.

Moreover, this home, which has reached the vanishing point, makes almost no demand for his co-operation in its maintenance.

The other idea is a sort of monarchical pantheism, of which the vanishing point is a republic.

Or are they wise in their handling of the snakes, so that danger is reduced to the vanishing point?

What secrets are there, down beyond the vanishing point in the realm of the infinitely small!

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