scorcio

See also: scorciò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskor.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ortʃo
  • Hyphenation: scór‧cio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from scorciare (“to shorten”) +‎ -o.[1]

Noun

scorcio m (plural scorci)

  1. (art) foreshortening (technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space)
  2. glimpse; view (brief look or partial view of a panorama)
    Synonyms: vista, colpo d'occhio
    uno scorcio sul mare ― a view of the sea
    l'ho visto di scorcio ― I caught a glimpse of it
Derived terms

Verb

scorcio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scorciare

References
  1. scorcio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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