Definition of Foreshortens

1. Verb. (third-person singular of foreshorten) ¹

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Definition of Foreshortens

1. foreshorten [v] - See also: foreshorten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreshortens

foreshew
foreshewed
foreshewing
foreshewn
foreshews
foreship
foreships
foreshock
foreshocks
foreshore
foreshores
foreshorten
foreshortened
foreshortening
foreshortenings
foreshortens (current term)
foreshot
foreshow
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshowers
foreshowing
foreshown
foreshows
foreside
foresides
foresight
foresighted
foresightedly
foresightedness

Literary usage of Foreshortens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1883)
"... magnifying powers, but if extreme precision is needed, it seems to me to be defective. The field-glass foreshortens slightly the focal length of the ..."

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