vanishingpoint

vanishingpoint
van·ish·ing point (vănʹĭ-shĭng) n.
1.
a. The point at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.
b. The point in linear perspective at which all imaginary lines of perspective converge.
2. The point at which a thing disappears or ceases to exist.

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