Sideview

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A perspective showing the profile or lateral outline of a subject or object; a depiction or image capturing the view from one side rather than from the front or above; the visual representation focusing on one flank or lateral aspect of something
2. A depiction that reveals the outline or shape seen from one side of a figure or item; an angle presenting the side rather than the face or top; an illustration or photograph highlighting the lateral aspect or contour
3. An angle of observation emphasizing the lateral profile of a person, object, or scene; a visual perspective capturing the side-facing view instead of a frontal or overhead one; a representation that focuses on the edges or sides rather than other orientations

Etymology: "Sideview" is a plain compound: "side" joined to "view," with the two words fused into one. Its meaning follows directly from its parts. "Side" traces back to Old English "sīde," meaning the flank or lateral part of a body, and "view" comes from Old French "veue," the act or power of seeing, which in turn derives from the past participle of Latin "videre," to see. Put together, the word names a sight taken from the flank of an object rather than its front or top. The compound is most often used for drawings, photographs and technical images, where a figure is shown from the lateral direction to reveal its profile or contour. The word is typically written as one unbroken term, though "side view" as two words is also common in the same senses.

Synonyms: profile, silhouette, outline, aspect, angle

Antonyms: frontview, head-on view, face view