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truncation meaning and definition
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Definition of truncation (noun)
- the property of being truncated or short
- synonyms: shortness
- 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)
- the act of cutting short
- "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet