English noun: truncation | |||
1. | truncation (attribute) the property of being truncated or short | ||
Synonyms | shortness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lowness | ||
2. | truncation (act) 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) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carving, cutting | ||
3. | truncation (act) the act of cutting short | ||
Samples | It is an obvious truncation of the verse. They were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shortening | ||