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

Verb

to see or draw (an object) from such an angle that it appears to be shorter than it really is

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 [+ figure, scene] → escorzar

foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt [+ figure, scene] → réduire, faire en raccourci

foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt → perspektivisch verkürzen

foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt [+ figure, scene] → rappresentare in scorcio