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Definition of vanishing point noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vanishing point

noun

/ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt/

/ˈvænɪʃɪŋ pɔɪnt/

[usually singular] (specialist)

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the point in the distance at which parallel lines (= lines that are the same distance apart at every point) appear to meet

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