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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Truncation \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.]
     1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of being truncated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a
        plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
        the adjoining faces.
        [1913 Webster]

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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  truncation
       n 1: the property of being truncated or short [syn: 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)
       3: the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of
          the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their
          limbs"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  truncation
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics) The act of truncate or shortening (for example,
  words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
     2 (lb en mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits
  from a decimal number.
     3 (lb en geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a
  similar operation in other dimensions.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  truncation
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics) The act of truncate or shortening (for example,
  words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
     2 (lb en mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits
  from a decimal number.
     3 (lb en geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a
  similar operation in other dimensions.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  truncation
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics) The act of truncate or shortening (for example,
  words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
     2 (lb en mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits
  from a decimal number.
     3 (lb en geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a
  similar operation in other dimensions.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  truncation
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics) The act of truncate or shortening (for example,
  words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
     2 (lb en mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits
  from a decimal number.
     3 (lb en geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a
  similar operation in other dimensions.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  truncation
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys tilastotiede k=en) typistys

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/
  التّقصير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. скъсяване, съкращаване
  act of truncating
  2. закръгляване
  removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/ 
  zkrácení

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/
  Abbruch der Ziffernfolge, Abschneiden der Nachkommastellen, Trunkierung  [math.]
        "truncation of a chain"  - Stutzen einer Kette

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/
  Erosion , Abtragung , Abtrag  [geol.]
           Note: Abtragung und Verfrachtung von Feststoffen an der Erdoberfläche
     Synonym: erosion
  
   see: denudation, backward erosion, headward erosion, headcut erosion, retrograde erosion, retrogressive erosion, knickpoint retreat, potential erosion, interrupted erosion, surface erosion, sheet erosion, sheet wash, vertical erosion, downcutting, degradation, soil erosion, land erosion, river erosion, stream erosion, fluvial erosion, fluviatile erosion, lateral erosion, streambed erosion, bed erosion, channel scour, glacial erosion, exaration, streambank erosion, bank erosion, washing of a bank, rill erosion, rill wash, gully erosion, gullying, water erosion, wash, wind erosion, blowing erosion, aeolian erosion, eolation, deflation
  
           Note: removal and transportation of solid matter from Earth's surface

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/
  Verlust von Bits oder Zahlen [comp.]

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/
  odbacivanje, odsijecanje, skraćenje

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/ 
  短縮
  act of truncating

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  truncation /tɹʌŋkˈeɪʃən/ 
  avkortning
  act of truncating

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɹəŋˌkeɪʃən/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 切掉顶端,截头,截断;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 切掉顶端,截头,截断

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