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troncature — meaning in English

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English meaning

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

Senses

troncature is used for these senses in English:

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

truncation — full definition

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