foreshortening

fore·short·en

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr-shawr-tn, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈʃɔr tn, foʊr-/
- /fɔːˈʃɔː.tən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-shawr-tn, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈʃɔr tn, foʊr-/

Definitions of foreshortening word

verb with object foreshortening Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective. 1
verb with object foreshortening to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter. 1
noun foreshortening (arts) 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. 1
noun foreshortening the representation of a line, form, object, etc as shorter than actual length in order to give an illusion of recession or projection, in accordance with the laws of linear perspective 0
noun foreshortening the shortening or condensing of something 0
noun foreshortening (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. 0

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Origin of foreshortening

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; fore- + shorten

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Parts of speech for Foreshortening

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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foreshortening popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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