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landscape
[ land-skeyp ]
noun
- a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery.
- Fine Arts. the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented.
- Obsolete. a panoramic view of scenery; vista.
verb (used with object)
- to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground.
- to improve the landscape of.
verb (used without object)
- to do landscape gardening as a profession.
adjective
- Digital Technology. relating to or producing horizontal, sideways orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two longer sides of a page or screen. Compare portrait ( def 3 ).
landscape
/ ˈlændˌskeɪp /
noun
- an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct
ugly slagheaps dominated the landscape
- a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, depicting natural scenery
- the genre including such pictures
- ( as modifier )
landscape painter
- the distinctive features of a given area of intellectual activity, regarded as an integrated whole
the landscape of the European imagination
adjective
- printing
- (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater width than height Compare portrait
- (of a page) carrying an illustration or table printed at right angles to the normal text
verb
- tr to improve the natural features of (a garden, park, etc), as by creating contoured features and planting trees
- intr to work as a landscape gardener
Other Words From
- re·landscape verb relandscaped relandscaping
Word History and Origins
Origin of landscape1
Word History and Origins
Origin of landscape1
Example Sentences
B A golf course or large park with low landscaping and parking lot can also be a shield.
This disrupted a cycle of fire that had been part of the American landscape for millennia, leading to a dangerous buildup of fuel that can feed catastrophic fires.
“Anyone concerned with the health of majestic landscapes from Southern California’s Mojave Desert to Northern California’s Eel River, stands in his debt.”
But for developers "discoverability" – getting your new release noticed - has never been more challenging in a landscape dominated by blockbusters and online games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty.
Raphinha was raised in the relentless, grinding poverty seen across the sprawling shanty towns that litter the landscape in and around the neighbourhood of Restinga in the city of Porto Alegre.
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