Meaning of 'truncation'

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Meaning of ‘truncation’

3 definitions found.

truncation

noun

the act of cutting short

Example: "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"

noun

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)

noun

the property of being truncated or short

Synonyms: shortness

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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