to foreshorten v tr [formal]
3a foreshortens; ger. foreshortening; pass. foreshortened; part. foreshortened
- abreujar | contraure | contreure | encongir | escurçar
| The transfoi-mation from the contracted stateto the expanded state entails causing the tubular member to foreshorten in length while expanding radially. | La transformació de l’estat contret a l’estat expandit implica fer que el membre tubular s’escurci en longitud mentre s’expandeix radialment. |
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