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truncation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun truncation has 3 senses
- truncation(n = noun.attribute) shortness - the property of being truncated or short; Array is a kind of lowness
- truncation(n = noun.act) Array - 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); Array is a kind of carving, cutting
- truncation(n = noun.act) Array - the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs" is a kind of shortening
Derived form verb truncate1
Derived form verb truncate3
CIDE DICTIONARY
truncation, n. [L. truncatio.].
- The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off. [1913 Webster]
- The state of being truncated. [1913 Webster]
- The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces. [1913 Webster]
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