verb🔗ShareTo render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually."The artist was foreshortening the arm in the drawing to make it look like it was reaching out from the page. "artappearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abridge, reduce, contract."The editor decided to foreshorten the article by cutting out the less important details. "artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make shorter."The artist used shading to foreshorten the arm in the drawing, making it appear shorter than it actually was. "artChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."The artist used dramatic foreshortening in the drawing of the arm, making it appear to reach out from the page. "arttechnicalappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc."The foreshortening of the photo made the small dog look much bigger than it really was. "artappearancemediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
