foreshortening
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foreshortening
noun foreshortenings
- A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
- A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
verb
- present participle and gerund of foreshorten
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noun art technique
| Español | escorzo |
|---|---|
| Français | raccourci |
| Deutsch | Verkürzung |
| Italiano | scorcio |
| Русский | ра́курс rákurs |
Talk about this word "foreshortening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foreshortening. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foreshortening. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foreshortening "foreshortening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foreshortening.Cite this
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