FORESHORTEN
\fɔːʃˈɔːtən], \fɔːʃˈɔːtən], \f_ɔː_ʃ_ˈɔː_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of FORESHORTEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
By Princeton University
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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In drawing or painting, to shorten or make objects smaller so that they will appear in the picture as they look when viewed obliquely, or so that objects in the background will appear smaller than those in the foreground; to give perspective to.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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