Foreshorten

Quick meaning: Foreshorten is a verb meaning To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. To abridge, reduce, contract.
2. To make shorter.

Example Sentences

The Californian duo looked and sounded like the kind of band you would have seen being excitedly introduced on The Old Grey Whistle Test in early 1976, only to find their career suddenly foreshortened by the arrival of punk

When the church was demolished it was decided to preserve the chancel, partly for its Montagu monuments and partly to avoid disturbing the remains of the many members of the family who lie in the vaults beneath. The result is a foreshortened building of considerable charm, almost as broad as it is long and with great high windows.

Word Forms

• foreshortens
• foreshortening
• foreshortened

Synonyms for foreshorten

Depending on context, synonyms include abase, abate, belittle, besmall, embase, cut.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abbreviate, cut, abridge, shorten, contract, reduce.

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