Truncation
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Truncation is a noun meaning (linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
Meaning
(linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
More Meanings
- (mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
- (geometry) An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex.
Word Forms
- truncations
Synonyms for truncation
Depending on context, synonyms include shortness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shortness, shortening, obtruncation, curtailing, detruncation, cropping.
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