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Foreshortening | Foreshortened

Foreshortening meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.

Using Foreshortening

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.

Context around Foreshortening

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

perspective 1×

Sentence patterns with Foreshortening

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as perspective foreshortening a process 1× with a foreshortening of their 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i m grateful 1× in perspective projections 1×

Common sentence endings:

as perspective texturing 1× of their futures 1×

Words around Foreshortening

Just before it in the word index:

foreshortened 2 foreshores 3 foreshore 58 foreshocks 3 foreshock 3 foreshaft 2

Just after it in the word index:

foreside 4 foresight 156 foresighted 4 foresightedness 3 foresightful 1 foresite 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Foreshortening

  • In this selection, "foreshortening" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, perspective stand out and add context to how "foreshortening" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as perspective foreshortening a process and with a foreshortening of their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "foreshortening" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with foreshortening

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I’m grateful to adults like Cohen who are offering some shelter and comfort to young people faced with a foreshortening of their futures. (24 words)

In perspective projections, interpolation is performed on the texture coordinates divided by the depth of the vertex to avoid a problem known as perspective foreshortening (a process known as perspective texturing). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

In perspective projections, interpolation is performed on the texture coordinates divided by the depth of the vertex to avoid a problem known as perspective foreshortening (a process known as perspective texturing). (31 words)

I’m grateful to adults like Cohen who are offering some shelter and comfort to young people faced with a foreshortening of their futures. (24 words)

Example sentences (2)

I’m grateful to adults like Cohen who are offering some shelter and comfort to young people faced with a foreshortening of their futures.

In perspective projections, interpolation is performed on the texture coordinates divided by the depth of the vertex to avoid a problem known as perspective foreshortening (a process known as perspective texturing).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "foreshortening" in a sentence?
An example: "I’m grateful to adults like Cohen who are offering some shelter and comfort to young people faced with a foreshortening of their futures." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "foreshortening" from authentic English texts.
What does "foreshortening" mean?
Foreshortening means: 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.
How many example sentences with "foreshortening" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "foreshortening", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.