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English 3 senses of the word truncation:
NOUNattributetruncation, shortnessthe property of being truncated or short
acttruncationthe 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)
acttruncationthe act of cutting short
truncation pronunciation
Soundstrah'ngkey.shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
Englishtruncation: 3 senses noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe property of being truncated or short.
Synonymshortness
BroaderlownessThe quality of being low
Englishtruncation: 3 senses noun 2, act
MeaningThe 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).
Broadercarving, cuttingRemoving parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape
Spanishtruncamiento
Catalantruncament
Verbstruncatereplace a corner by a plane
Englishtruncation: 3 senses noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of cutting short.
Examples
  • "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"
  • "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
BroadershorteningAct of decreasing in length
Verbstruncatemake shorter / shorter as if by cutting off

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