[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

truncation \trunca"tion\, n. l. truncatio.
   1. the act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
      1913 webster

   2. the state of being truncated.
      1913 webster

   3. min. the replacement of an edge or solid angle by a
      plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
      the adjoining faces.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

truncation
     n 1: the property of being truncated or short syn: shortness
     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
     3: the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of
        the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their
        limbs"
see also:
shortness 

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