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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
Event optical_illusion Q1866630
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foreshortening

Summary

foreshortening is an optical illusion[1]. foreshortening has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • foreshortening's instance of is recorded as optical illusion[3].
  • foreshortening's instance of is recorded as perspective[4].
  • foreshortening is a type of perception[5].
  • foreshortening's Commons category is recorded as Foreshortening[6].
  • foreshortening's has cause is recorded as graphical projection[7].
  • foreshortening's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • foreshortening's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].

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Context

Recorded instance of include optical illusion[3] and perspective[4].

Why It Matters

foreshortening has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Bekipediya · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → optical illusion, perspective
    Subclass of → perception
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
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