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1. (v.t.) foreshorten
to reduce or distort in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space.
2. foreshorten
to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
2. (verb) foreshorten
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) foreshorten
to represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective
2. (verb) foreshorten
fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination
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