vanishing point

noun

1
: a point at which receding parallel lines seem to meet when represented in linear perspective
2
: a point at which something disappears or ceases to exist

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But that neat dichotomy between government and business has blurred to the vanishing point. — Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 In time the black trunks thinned, giving way to a delicate stand of birch trees, and oddly, a path that stretched to a vanishing point in each direction. — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025 In his hand — a third individual gold medal in an unmatched career that isn’t over but is maybe approaching a vanishing point. — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024 These renderings can proceed in different ways, determined by the number of vanishing points employed. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vanishing point

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of vanishing point was in 1797

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“Vanishing point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishing%20point. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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vanishing point

noun
: a point at which parallel lines seem to meet (as in a drawing)
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