Engelsk substantiv: truncation | |||
1. | truncation (om egenskap) the property of being truncated or short | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | shortness | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | lowness | ||
2. | truncation (om handling) 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) | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | carving, cutting | ||
3. | truncation (om handling) the act of cutting short | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is an obvious truncation of the verse. They were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | shortening | ||