foreshortenings

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A form of foreshortening — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of foreshortening
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foreshortenings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreshortenings

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“foreshortenings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreshortenings. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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