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Definitions for: Vanishing [n] suddenly disappearing from sight
[n] a sudden or mysterious disappearance
[adj] quickly going away and passing out of sight; "all I saw was his vanishing back"
Webster (1913) Definition: Van"ish*ing,
a. & n. from Vanish, v.
Vanishing fraction (Math.), a fraction which reduces to the
form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which
enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a
common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor
becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.
--Math. Dict.
Vanishing line (Persp.), the intersection of the parallel
of any original plane and picture; one of the lines
converging to the vanishing point.
Vanishing point (Persp.), the point to which all parallel
lines in the same plane tend in the representation.
--Gwilt.
Vanishing stress (Phon.), stress of voice upon the closing
portion of a syllable. --Rush.
Synonyms: disappearing
See Also: disappearance, disappearance, disappearing
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