Illustration of one point perspective by DanielOrthogonal
I was going to use "vanishing point" or possibly "one point perspective" - but since those are both multi-word phrases, orthogonal won out.
As in:
"It was fun to draw a picture using the vanishing point as a guide for the orthogonal lines. This picture illustrated the concept of one point perspective, as seen in Raphael's The School of Athens."
or·thog·o·nal (ôr-thŏg'ə-nəl) adj.
1. Relating to or composed of right angles.
2. Mathematics
Of or relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse.
Of or relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors.
2. Mathematics
Of or relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse.
Of or relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors.
The School of Athens by Raphael
2 comments:
I can see why orthogonal won out, it's just a cool word!
I looked at the word and thought "Ohhh, I know what that means." I liked the visual reminder though.
And now another handy rhetorical tool in my toolbelt.
Way to increase my wordpower.
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