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truncation

trun·ca·tion

UK/tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ US/ˈtrʌˌŋkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the property of being truncated or short

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2.

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)

3.

the act of cutting short

  • “it is an obvious truncation of the verse”
  • “they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs”

Origin

From Late Latin truncātiō, from Latin truncāre, past participle truncātus (“to cut off”). By surface analysis, truncate + -ion.

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