Truncation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being truncated or short

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

it is an obvious truncation of the verse
they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shortness

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being truncated or short
noun	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)
noun	the act of cutting short “it is an obvious truncation of the verse”

Word Forms

short	adjective	low in stature; not tall
truncate	verb	replace a corner by a plane

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kürzung

die Eigenschaft, abgeschnitten oder kurz zu sein

🇫🇷French

troncature

la propriété d'être tronqué ou court

🇪🇸Spanish

truncamiento

la propiedad de ser truncado o corto

🇮🇹Italian

troncamento

la proprietà di essere troncato o corto

🇳🇱Dutch

inkorting

de eigenschap afgekapt of kort te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

truncamento

a propriedade de ser truncado ou curto

🇷🇺Russian

усечение

свойство быть усеченным или коротким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काट-छांट

छोटा या छोटा किये जाने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাঁটাই

ছাঁটা বা ছোট হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டித்தல்

துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது குறுகியதாக இருக்கும் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కత్తిరించడం

కత్తిరించబడిన లేదా పొట్టిగా ఉండే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

छाटणे

लहान किंवा लहान असण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપવું

કાપેલી અથવા ટૂંકી હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടിച്ചുരുക്കൽ

വെട്ടിച്ചുരുക്കിയതോ ചെറുതോ ആയ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਕੱਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

تراشنا

چھوٹے یا چھوٹے ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

截断

被截断或短的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

切り捨て

切り詰められるか短いという性質

🇰🇷Korean

잘림

잘리거나 짧아지는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cắt ngắn

thuộc tính bị cắt ngắn hoặc ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

การตัดทอน

คุณสมบัติของการถูกตัดทอนหรือสั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemotongan

properti terpotong atau pendek

🇵🇭Filipino

pagputol

ang ari-arian ng pagiging pinutol o maikli

🇲🇾Malay

pemangkasan

harta terpotong atau pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اقتطاع

خاصية كونها مبتورة أو قصيرة

🇮🇷Persian

کوتاه کردن

خاصیت کوتاه یا کوتاه بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

kesme

kesik veya kısa olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'truncation'?

The primary meaning of 'truncation' is 'the property of being truncated or short'.

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Using 'truncation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'truncation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'truncation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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