Definitions for foreshortening
fore·short·en·ing

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. foreshorteningnoun

   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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1. foreshortening

   Linear or point-projection perspective (from Latin: perspicere 'to see through') is one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts; the other is parallel projection. Linear perspective is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye. Perspective drawing is useful for representing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional medium, like paper. The most characteristic features of linear perspective are that objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases, and that they are subject to foreshortening, meaning that an object's dimensions along the line of sight appear shorter than its dimensions across the line of sight. All objects will recede to points in the distance, usually along the horizon line, but also above and below the horizon line depending on the view used. Italian Renaissance painters and architects including Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca and Luca Pacioli studied linear perspective, wrote treatises on it, and incorporated it into their artworks.

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1. Foreshorteningnoun

   representation in a foreshortened mode or way

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1. Foreshortening

   fōr-short′n-ing, n. a term in drawing signifying that a figure or portion of a figure projecting towards the spectator is so represented as to truly give the idea of such projection.—v.t. Foreshort′en.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreshortening in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreshortening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foreshortening
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreshortening
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreshortening
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=foreshortening