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rule of thirds

rule of thirds noun: a normative rule that an image should be mentally or representationally divided in three horizontally and diagonally, and that the focus of the image should not be in the center of the resulting shape.

Noun

rule of thirds

  1. A normative rule that an image should be mentally or representationally divided in three horizontally and diagonally, and that the focus of the image should not be in the center of the resulting shape.

Questions about rule of thirds

What does rule of thirds mean?
Rule of thirds means a normative rule that an image should be mentally or representationally divided in three horizontally and diagonally, and that the focus of the image should not be in the center of the resulting shape.
What part of speech is rule of thirds?
Rule of thirds is a noun.

Words near rule of thirds in the dictionary

  1. rule of sevens
  2. rule of strict construction
  3. rule of succession
  4. rule of the road
  5. rule of the shorter term
  6. rule of thirds
  7. rule of three
  8. rule of threes
  9. rule of thumb
  10. rule of tincture
  11. rule of two

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