How to Pronounce Foreshortening

To pronounce "foreshortening", say FOR-esh-ort-en-ing — 5 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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5

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14

Letters

FOR-esh-ort-en-ing

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"foreshortening" has 5 syllables: for-esh-ort-en-ing.

What does foreshortening mean?

verb

  1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

verb

  1. To abridge, reduce, contract.
  2. To make shorter.

noun

  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.

Related words

abbreviatecutabridgeshortencontractreducedelineationprojection

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How many syllables are in "foreshortening"?▾

"Foreshortening" has 5 syllables: for · esh · ort · en · ing.

What does "foreshortening" mean?▾

Foreshortening: To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

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