antitruncation

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noun

The presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile.

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Meanings

nounantitruncation (countable and uncountable, plural antitruncations)

plural antitruncations

  1. countableuncountableastronomyThe presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile.

Origin

From anti- + truncation.

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APA

antitruncation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitruncation

MLA

“antitruncation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitruncation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitruncation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitruncation.

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