Foreshorten definition
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.
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To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.
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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.
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To present in condensed form; abridge.
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