scorcio

See also: scorciò

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

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

• scorciamento
• scorciatura

Etymology 2

Verb

scorcio

1. first-person singular present indicative of scorciare

Anagrams

• croscio, occorsi