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Meaning of Truncation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية اقتطاع التقصير
Bosanski kraćenje краћење
Ελληνικά αποκοπή κολόβωμα κολόβωση περικοπή
Suomi typistys
Français troncature
हिन्दी छिन्न
Hrvatski kraćenje краћење
日本語 短縮
Русский уреза́ние усече́ние
Српски kraćenje краћење
Svenska trunkering

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

truncator truncature trunch Truncheon truncheoneer truncheoner

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