foreshortened
adjective
Pronunciation: fɔːrˈʃɔːrtnd
Definition
Represented or perceived as shorter than the actual length due to being viewed at an angle that causes the object to recede from the observer.
Examples
The artist used a foreshortened perspective to make the spear appear as if it were thrusting out of the canvas.
Because the subject was lying with his feet toward the camera, his legs looked strangely foreshortened in the photograph.
Renaissance painters mastered the technique of foreshortened limbs to create a convincing sense of three-dimensional space.
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