truncation

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/tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).

Similar
shortness
OriginLate Latin truncātiō ← Latin truncāre →
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Meanings

nountruncation (countable and uncountable, plural truncations)

plural truncations

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
  2. countableuncountablemathematicsThe removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
  3. countableuncountablegeometryAn operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being truncated or short

Similar
shortness
Broader
lowness
Also see
shortnesstruncature

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintruncāre
  2. Late Latintruncātiō
  3. Englishtruncation

From Late Latin truncātiō, from Latin truncāre, past participle truncātus (“to cut off”). By surface analysis, truncate + -ion.

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Translations

Bulgarian скъсяване, съкращаване
  • скъсяване (skăsjavane)act of truncating
  • съкращаване (săkraštavane)act of truncating
  • закръгляване (zakrăgljavane)removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
French troncature
  • troncatureact of truncating
Greek αποκοπή, περικοπή
  • αποκοπή (apokopí)act of truncating
  • περικοπή (perikopí)act of truncating
  • αποκοπή (apokopí)removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
  • κολόβωση (kolóvosi)replacement of a solid angle by a plane
Hindi छिन्न
  • छिन्न (chinna)act of truncating
Japanese 短縮
  • 短縮 (tansyuku)act of truncating
Māori poronga
  • porongaact of truncating
Russian усече́ние, уреза́ние
  • усече́ние (usečénije)act of truncating
  • уреза́ние (urezánije)act of truncating
  • усече́ние (usečénije)removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
  • усече́ние (usečénije)replacement of a solid angle by a plane
Swedish avkortning
  • avkortningact of truncating
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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