HyperDic: truncation

English > 3 senses of the word *truncation*:
NOUN	attribute	truncation, shortness	the property of being truncated or short
	act	truncation	the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
	act	truncation	the act of cutting short

truncation > pronunciation
Sounds	trah'ngkey.shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *truncation*: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property of being truncated or short.
Synonym	shortness
Broader	lowness	The quality of being low

English > *truncation*: 3 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces).
Broader	carving, cutting	Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape
Spanish	truncamiento
Catalan	truncament
Verbs	truncate	replace a corner by a plane

English > *truncation*: 3 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of cutting short.
Examples	"it is an obvious truncation of the verse" "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
Broader	shortening	Act of decreasing in length
Verbs	truncate	make shorter / shorter as if by cutting off

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