foreshorten (redirected from foreshortens)

fore·short·en  (fôr-shôrtn, fr-)

tr.v. fore·short·ened, fore·short·en·ing, fore·short·ens

1. To shorten the lines of (an object) in a drawing or other representation so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space.

2. To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.

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foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːt^ən]

vb (tr)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to represent (a line, form, object, etc.) as shorter than actual length in order to give an illusion of recession or projection, in accordance with the laws of linear perspective

2. to make shorter or more condensed; reduce or abridge

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	foreshorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" abbreviate, abridge, shorten, contract, reduce, cut bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	foreshorten - shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"

Translations

foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] VT → escorzar

foreshorten

vt (Art) → perspektivisch zeichnen; (Phot) → perspektivisch fotografieren

foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt (figure) → rappresentare in scorcio

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foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt (figure) → rappresentare in scorcio