"vanishing point" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1884, Wm. M. Thornton, “Construction of Perspective Projections”, in The Annals of Mathematics, volume 1, number 1, page 13",
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        "The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge."
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          "ref": "1762, Samuel Dunn, “Some Observations of the Planet Venus, on the Disk of the Sun, June 6th, 1761,”, in Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), volume 52, page 192",
          "text": "At 8h 35' 4\", the least dent possible, quite black, appeared in the sun's limb. And at 8h 35' 6\", the limb was restored to its perfect form, there having been a small trembling light, between the narrow watery border of Venus and the vanishing point of contact in the sun's limb for these two seconds of time.",
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          "ref": "1923 June 25, “Tuberculosis at Bay”, in Time",
          "text": "It might cut the tuberculosis deathrate to the vanishing point.",
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          "ref": "2003 August 25, Sally B. Donnelly, “The Need for Speed”, in Time",
          "text": "It hit 100 m.p.h. with ease and sped toward the vanishing point down Highway 93A.",
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        "The situation in which, place where, or point in time when some object or phenomenon is no longer observable or notable."
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "point when an object or phenomenon is no longer observable",
          "word": "katoamispiste"
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "pakopiste"
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      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
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      "word": "point de fuite"
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      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
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      "word": "Fluchtpunkt"
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      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
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      "word": "punto di fuga"
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      "roman": "shōten",
      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "消点"
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "duyo ng tanaw"
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "điểm tụ"
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          "text": "At 8h 35' 4\", the least dent possible, quite black, appeared in the sun's limb. And at 8h 35' 6\", the limb was restored to its perfect form, there having been a small trembling light, between the narrow watery border of Venus and the vanishing point of contact in the sun's limb for these two seconds of time.",
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          "text": "It might cut the tuberculosis deathrate to the vanishing point.",
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          "text": "It hit 100 m.p.h. with ease and sped toward the vanishing point down Highway 93A.",
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      "word": "punto de fuga"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "duyo ng tanaw"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "point in perspective drawing",
      "word": "điểm tụ"
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      "sense": "point when an object or phenomenon is no longer observable",
      "word": "katoamispiste"
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