foreshorten
English
verb
Definitions
- To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
Etymology
Prefix from English shorten (shorten up).
Origin
English
shorten
Gloss
shorten up
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foreshortener English
- overshorten English
- short English
- shorten English
- shortenable English
- shortener English
- shortenest English
- shorteneth English
- unshorten English
- shortnen Middle English