"truncation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: truncations [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin truncātiō, from Latin truncāre, past participle truncātus (“to cut off”). See truncate. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|truncātiō}} Late Latin truncātiō, {{der|en|la|truncāre}} Latin truncāre, {{m|la|truncātus|t=to cut off}} truncātus (“to cut off”), {{m|en|truncate}} truncate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} truncation (countable and uncountable, plural truncations)
  1. (linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (act of truncating): скъсяване (skǎsjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), съкращаване (sǎkraštavane) (Bulgarian), troncature [feminine] (French), αποκοπή (apokopí) [feminine] (Greek), περικοπή (perikopí) [feminine] (Greek), छिन्न (chinna) (Hindi), 短縮 (tansyuku) (Japanese), poronga (Maori), усече́ние (usečénije) [neuter] (Russian), уреза́ние (urezánije) [neuter] (Russian), avkortning (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-truncation-en-noun-8FGL1Ory Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 30 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'act of truncating': 72 15 13
  2. (mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number): закръгляване (zakrǎgljavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), αποκοπή (apokopí) [feminine] (Greek), усече́ние (usečénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-truncation-en-noun-oq-y4FIi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 30 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number': 8 86 6
  3. (geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a similar operation in other dimensions. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (replacement of a solid angle by a plane): κολόβωση (kolóvosi) [feminine] (Greek), усече́ние (usečénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-truncation-en-noun-okuIg5Ky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 30 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'replacement of a solid angle by a plane': 17 11 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: omnitruncation Related terms: truncate

Inflected forms

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