Associations to the word «Foreshorten»
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Wiktionary
FORESHORTEN, verb. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
FORESHORTEN, verb. To abridge, reduce, contract
FORESHORTEN, verb. To make shorter
Dictionary definition
FORESHORTEN, verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".
FORESHORTEN, verb. Shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.