truncation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the property of being truncated or short
    shortness.
  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)
  3. noun the act of cutting short
    • it is an obvious truncation of the verse
    • they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs

WordNet

Trun*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. truncatio.
Definitions
  1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
  2. The state of being truncated.
  3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.

Webster 1913