Finnish Meaning of foreshorten

lyhentää

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Definitions and Meaning of foreshorten in English

Wordnet

foreshorten (v)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Webster

foreshorten (v. t.)

To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective.

Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.

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lyhentää

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depthTo represent on a plane surface, as if extend

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foreshore => Ranta, foreshock => Etushokki, foreship => keula, foreshew => ennakoida, foreshank => Etujalka,