The principle which states that objects farther from our eye appear smaller and smaller, the further away they are located Our direct perceptive observations must overrule our knowledge: we know all telephone poles going down the street are equal in size, but must draw them as we actually see them The same is observable in the squares of a sidewalk which stretches out before us
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse
(opposite of augmentation) A way of playing a melody in which the time value for each note is shortened compared with the original In practice, the time value is usually halved
The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; opposed to augmentation or increase
A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. despite a slight diminution in asset value. = reduction. a reduction in the size, number, or amount of something diminution of/in (minuere )