TRUNCATION

truncation

(noun) the act of cutting short; “it is an obvious truncation of the verse”; “they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs”

truncation

(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)

shortness, truncation

(noun) the property of being truncated or short

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

truncation (countable and uncountable, plural truncations)

The act of truncating or shortening.

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

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

Source: Wiktionary

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Trun*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. truncatio.]

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

2. The state of being truncated.

3. (Min.)

Definition: The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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