truncaturen.
/ˈtrʌŋkətjʊə/ Now rare.
= truncation n. 2.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter > being shortened as if by cutting
truncation1796
truncature1828
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 56 Shell oval, oblong, or turreted;..columella smooth, straight, without truncature or widening at the base.
1854 W. K. Kelly tr. D. F. J. Arago Astron. 75 One horn of its [Mercury's] crescent is truncated; and it is this truncature that has enabled us to determine the period of its rotation.
1866 Contemp. Rev. July 452 Crystals are characterized by the truncatures of their angles, and the bevelment of their edges.
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