# perspectograph

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture, the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from a single point.

## Etymology
From Latin perspectus, past participle of perspicere (“to look through”) + -graph.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perspectograph