foreshorten

[ fawr-shawr-tn, fohr- ]

/ fɔrˈʃɔr tn, foʊr- /

verb (used with object)

Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.

to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter.

Origin of foreshorten

First recorded in 1600–10; fore- + shorten

OTHER WORDS FROM foreshorten

un·fore·short·ened, adjective

Words nearby foreshorten

foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten, foreshots, foreshow, foreside, foresight, foreskin

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Example sentences from the Web for foreshorten

Of course he could, if he had cared to do so; for if you can foreshorten a limb or a hand, much more a tree branch.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin
He isn't one of those young dudes who teach society girls how to foreshorten the moon.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews
After all, foreshortening is only good drawing, and a good draughtsman will foreshorten well, while a bad draughtsman will not.
The Painter in Oil|Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst
You foreshorten as though you never used the model, and you've caught Kami's pasty way of dealing with flesh in shadow.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling

The mountains dwarf mankind and foreshorten the procession of its long generations.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for foreshorten

foreshorten

/ (fɔːˈʃɔːtən) /

verb (tr)

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

to make shorter or more condensed; reduce or abridge

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单词	foreshorten
释义	foreshorten [ fawr-shawr-tn, fohr- ] / fɔrˈʃɔr tn, foʊr- / verb (used with object) Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective. to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter. Origin of foreshorten First recorded in 1600–10; fore- + shorten OTHER WORDS FROM foreshorten un·fore·short·ened, adjective Words nearby foreshorten foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten, foreshots, foreshow, foreside, foresight, foreskin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreshorten Of course he could, if he had cared to do so; for if you can foreshorten a limb or a hand, much more a tree branch. Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)\|John Ruskin He isn't one of those young dudes who teach society girls how to foreshorten the moon. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color\|Brander Matthews After all, foreshortening is only good drawing, and a good draughtsman will foreshorten well, while a bad draughtsman will not. The Painter in Oil\|Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst You foreshorten as though you never used the model, and you've caught Kami's pasty way of dealing with flesh in shadow. The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition\|Rudyard Kipling The mountains dwarf mankind and foreshorten the procession of its long generations. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes British Dictionary definitions for foreshorten foreshorten / (fɔːˈʃɔːtən) / verb (tr) 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 to make shorter or more condensed; reduce or abridge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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