| slovo | definícia |
foreshorten
(encz) | foreshorten,vyjádřit ve zkratce Zdeněk Brož |
Foreshorten
(gcide) | Foreshorten \Fore*short"en\, v. t.
1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended
in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to
shorten by drawing in perspective.
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2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.
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Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie
Foreshortened in the tract of time. --Tennyson.
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foreshorten
(wn) | foreshorten
v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge,
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand,
expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out,
lucubrate]
2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of
depth |
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foreshorten
(encz) | foreshorten,vyjádřit ve zkratce Zdeněk Brož |
Foreshortening
(gcide) | Foreshortening \Fore*short"en*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.
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foreshorten
(wn) | foreshorten
v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge,
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand,
expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out,
lucubrate]
2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of
depth |
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