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worm's-eye view

worm's-eye view
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wurmz-ahy]
    • /ˈwɜrmzˌaɪ/
    • /wɜːmz aɪ vjuː /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wurmz-ahy]
    • /ˈwɜrmzˌaɪ/

Definitions of worm's-eye view words

  • noun worm's-eye view a perspective seen from below or from a low or inferior position: The new man will get a worm's-eye view of the corporate structure. 1
  • noun worm's-eye view (Idiomatic) A view of an object from below, from the ground. 0
See all 2 definitions of worm's-eye view

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Origin of worm's-eye view

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; on the model of bird's-eye view

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Parts of speech for Worm's-eye view

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Worm's-eye view

worm's-eye view popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for worm's-eye view

noun worm's-eye view

  • aerial perspective — a means of indicating relative distance in terms of a gradation of clarity, tone, and colour, esp blue
  • bird's eye view — You say that you have a bird's eye view of a place when you are looking down at it from a great height, so that you can see a long way but everything looks very small.
  • fly on the wall — (Idiomatic) A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.
All 3 Synonyms of worm's-eye view

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