#1
truncation n. [
shortness] the property of being truncated or short
. wn #2
truncation n. 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)
. wn #3
truncation n. the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
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