truncation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: truncation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for truncation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truncation n the property of being truncated or short [syn: shortness, truncation] 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) the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Truncation \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.] 1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off. 2. The state of being truncated. 3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.