Meaning of bird's-eye | Babel Free
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dz ˈaɪ/Definitions
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Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird. not-comparable
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As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic. not-comparable
Examples
“There is also one of the woodblocks used to print Jacopo de’ Barbari’s revolutionary bird’s-eye panorama of Venice and the lagoon, from 1500.”
“In the 1970s Thiebaud became increasingly interested in landscapes and cityscapes that he painted from a bird’s-eye perspective. In “Potrero Hill” a painting from the mid-1970s, he jammed freeways, hills and buildings together in a steep vertical of color and light.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.