Foreshorten Definition

fôr-shôrtn
foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens
verb
foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens
In painting, drawing, etc., to represent some lines of (an object) as shorter than they actually are in order to give the illusion of proper relative size, in accordance with the principles of perspective.
Webster's New World
To present in condensed form; abridge.
Webster's New World
To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.
American Heritage

To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

Wiktionary

To abridge, reduce, contract.

Wiktionary
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Origin of Foreshorten

  • Alteration of for- + shorten (“to shorten up”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From fore- +‎ shorten

    From Wiktionary

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