Definition of Truncation

1. Noun. The property of being truncated or short.

Exact synonyms: Shortness
Generic synonyms: Lowness
Derivative terms: Short

2. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Carving, Cutting
Derivative terms: Truncate

3. Noun. The act of cutting short. "They were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
Generic synonyms: Shortening
Derivative terms: Truncate

Definition of Truncation

1. n. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.

Definition of Truncation

1. Noun. The act of truncating or shortening (in all senses) ¹

2. Noun. (mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number ¹

3. Noun. (geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane (or a similar operation in other dimensions) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Truncation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Truncation

1. 1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off. 2. The state of being truncated. 3. The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces. Origin: L. Truncatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Truncation

trumping
trumpings
trumplike
trumps
truncal
truncate
truncate ascertainment
truncated
truncated cone
truncated icosahedra
truncated icosahedron
truncated icosahedrons
truncated pyramid
truncates
truncating
truncation (current term)
truncation error
truncations
trunch
truncheoned
truncheoneer
truncheoneers
truncheoning
truncheons
trunches
trunci intestinales
trunci lumbales
trunci plexus brachialis
truncus

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