Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreshortening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
fore-short-en-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of foreshorten

Usage

Inflected Forms

foreshortenings (plural)

Questions

What does foreshortening mean?
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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