| Pronunciation: | | trung'keyshun
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- [n] the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
- [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)
- [n] the property of being truncated or short
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TRUNCATION is a 10 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | shortness |
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| | See Also: | | carving, cutting, lowness, shortening |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.]
1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
2. The state of being truncated.
3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a
plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
the adjoining faces.
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