truncation

Noun
  1. The property of being truncated or short (synset 105145203)
    is a type of: lowness - the quality of being low; lacking height
    same as: shortness
  2. 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) (synset 100944390)
    is a type of: carving, cutting - removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
  3. The act of cutting short (synset 100371069)
    "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
    is a type of: shortening - act of decreasing in length

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