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(art) 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..
Use foreshortening when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foreshortening means (art) 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..
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