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Definition of Antitruncation
1. Noun. (astronomy of the disk of a spiral galaxy) The presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile. ¹
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1. Noun. (astronomy of the disk of a spiral galaxy) The presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com