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foreshortened

verb

Meaning

  1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
  2. To abridge, reduce, contract.
  3. To make shorter.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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