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Definition of to landscape in English English dictionary: A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc; A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in 'designed landscape'); A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains; To do various grounds maintenance; a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer then the vertical sides; a rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation; {n} a prospect of a country, a picture; A landscape is a painting which shows a scene in the countryside; (adj ) Characteristic of the orientation of a page or screen image that is wider than it is tall Contrast with portrait See also aspect ratio; a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery; The traits, patterns, and structure of a specific geographic area, including its biological composition, its physical environment, and its anthropogenic or social patterns An area where interacting ecosystems are grouped and repeated in similar form; a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"; description of a format which is wider than it is deep; For printing, the orientation of the lines of type or the top of an illustration parallel to the long edge of the paper; The pictorial aspect of a country; A 'view' of a publication where the longer side is at the top as it is looked at naturally; A region consisting of interacting ecosystems determined by geology, soils, climate, biota, and human influences A landscape is made up of watersheds and smaller ecosystems; A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water; A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in designed landscape); embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard; an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"; The spatial pattern or structure of a geographic area (including its biological composition, its physical environment, and its anthropogenic or social patterns) and is designed to identify repeating patterns associated with dominant land uses in an area The relative proportion of forest, agriculture, and urban land cover contained in the area also defines a landscape as does the interrelationships between them; An image or page that is horizontally oriented, as opposed to portrait, which is vertically oriented; If an area of land is landscaped, it is changed to make it more attractive, for example by adding streams or ponds and planting trees and bushes. The gravel pits have been landscaped and planted to make them attractive to wildfowl They had landscaped their property with trees, shrubs, and lawns. a smart suburb of landscaped gardens and wide streets. + landscaping land·scap·ing The landowner insisted on a high standard of landscaping. to make a park, garden etc look attractive and interesting by changing its design, and by planting trees and bushes etc; {i} view, scenery; photograph of scenery; painting or drawing of scenery; horizontal page orientation; printing widthwise on a page (Computers); painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery; Horizontal page orientation for printing; A place containing cultural and natural features and values which extend over a large area Sometimes used to refer to rural landscapes, but may also include extensive places within urban areas such as parks or gardens; The orientation of a page or the fonts, logos, or images on a page A landscape page is nar-rower on the sides than on the top See the definition of portrait for a figure describing the orientation of fonts on pages; A large land area composed of interacting ecosystems that are repeated due to factors such as geology, soils, climate, and human impacts Landscapes are often used for coarse grain analysis; Areas of land that are distinguished by differences in landforms, vegetation, land use, and aesthetic characteristics Paysage; The mode of printing that orients the page horizontally This is the choice offered in the Print Dialog Box that will accommodate a page that is wider than 8 1/2" and runs off the right side of the monitor screen The product is a page 11" wide x 8 1/2" high; An area composed of interacting ecosystems that are repeated because of geology, land form, soils, climate, biota, and human influences throughout the area A generally heterogeneous composition of multiple land units that may contain multiple interacting ecosystems Landscapes are usually defined for large areas, typically from 1000 to 100,000 ha in size; (Geography) All the natural features, such as fields, hills, forests, and water that distinguish one part of the earth's surface from another part Usually refers to that portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all of its natural characteristics These characteristics are a result not only of natural forces but of human occupancy and use of the land as well; A landscape is all the features that are important in a particular situation. June's events completely altered the political landscape; The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees, and plants. Arizona's desert landscape We moved to Northamptonshire and a new landscape of hedges and fields; A printer feature, generally controlled by software, which rotates the output image by 90º to print across the length rather than the width of the paper; An image taken with the camera in its normal horizontal orientation; {f} design gardens or large areas of land, beautify an area of land (by planting trees, flowers, etc.); work as a landscape gardener; A document with horizontal orientation In other words, the page is wider than it is tall Landscape orientation is opposite of Portrait; a painting, drawing or photograph that scenery such as trees, forests, meadows, and rivers The movement toward a landscape being primary in a work of art, rather than simply the background, began in the 17th century; The appearance of land, including its shape, form, colours and elements, the way these (including those of streets) components combine in a way that is distinctive to particular localities, the way they are perceived, and an area’s cultural and historical associations Landscape character can be expressed through landscape appraisal, and maps or plans; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; Orientation of a page with the long dimension horizontal, as a typical picture of a landscape As opposed to portrait; do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"; embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"; Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets See also portrait; In the visual arts, the depiction of scenery in nature; Describes the paper orientation - in this case the width is greater than the height and so often referred to as wide (See Portrait )