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Noun: vanishing point
  1. The appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
    "The artist carefully positioned the vanishing point to create depth in the painting"
     
  2. The point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
    "The road seemed to stretch to the vanishing point on the horizon"

Derived forms: vanishing points

Type of: appearance, point, visual aspect

Part of: perspective

Encyclopedia: Vanishing point