Foreshortening
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foreshortening is a noun meaning A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
Meaning
A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of foreshorten
- (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.
Word Forms
- foreshortenings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abbreviate, cut, abridge, shorten, contract, reduce.
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