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foreshortening

visual effect or optical illusion that causes an object or distance to appear shorter than it actually is because it is angled toward the viewer
Class type of: perception Q1866630
foreshortening
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Facts

4 properties
Instance of
optical illusion, perspective[2]
Subclass of
perception[3]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5][6]
Has cause
graphical projection[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en foreshortening cs perspektivní zkratka de perspektivische Verkürzung es Escorzo es Escorzos fr Raccourci he אקצרה nl Verkorting pl Skrót perspektywiczny pt Escorço ru ракурс sv förkortning tr rakursi zh 前缩法 zh 短缩法
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
art/foreshortening
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
raccourci-peinture
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1229kn14

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
optical illusion, perspective
Described by source 1
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Has cause 1
graphical projection
Subclass of 1
perception
← Uses 1
linear perspective
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Summary

foreshortening is an optical illusion[1].

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  1. 19w ago · Bekipediya · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → optical illusion, perspective
    Subclass of → perception
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Has cause → graphical projection
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