bitruncation

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noun

An operation on a regular polytope in which every edge is lost and every face is reduced in size.

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Meanings

nounbitruncation (countable and uncountable, plural bitruncations)

plural bitruncations

  1. countableuncountablegeometryAn operation on a regular polytope in which every edge is lost and every face is reduced in size.

Origin

From bi- + truncation.

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Cite this entry
APA

bitruncation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitruncation

MLA

“bitruncation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitruncation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitruncation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitruncation.

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