| 释义 |
Noun: truncation trúng'keyshun- The property of being truncated or short
- shortness - 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"
Derived forms: truncations See also: truncate Type of: carving, cutting, lowness, shortening Encyclopedia: Truncation |