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foreshortening

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fore⋅short⋅en

  [fawr-shawr-tn, fohr-]
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–verb (used with object)
1. 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.
2. to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter.
Origin:
1600–10; fore- + shorten
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fore·short·en   (fôr-shôr'tn, fōr-)   
tr.v.   fore·short·ened, fore·short·en·ing, fore·short·ens

  1. To shorten the lines of (an object) in a drawing or other representation so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space.

  2. To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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foreshortening

method of rendering a specific object or figure in a picture in depth. The artist records, in varying degrees, the distortion that is seen by the eye when an object or figure is viewed at a distance or at an unusual angle.

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