truncation

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noun

1. the property of being truncated or short
• Syn:
shortness
• Derivationally related forms:
short (for: shortness)
• Hypernyms:
lowness
2. 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)
• Derivationally related forms:
truncate
• Hypernyms:
carving, cutting
3. the act of cutting short
- it is an obvious truncation of the verse
- they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs
• Derivationally related forms:
truncate
• Hypernyms:
shortening