Usage Note
Fluchtpunkt is the point in linear perspective where parallel lines appear to converge. Note Flucht here means a receding line, not escape; the plural is Fluchtpunkte.
Examples
"Alle Linien laufen auf einen Fluchtpunkt am Horizont zu."
Natural Translation
All lines converge on a vanishing point at the horizon.
Literal Translation
All lines run on a vanishing-point at-the horizon to.
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- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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