truncation

[ truhng-key-shuhn ]

/ trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of truncating.

the quality or state of being truncated.

Prosody. the omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or the end of a line of verse.

Banking. a system of electronic check recording under which canceled checks are not returned to customers by the bank.

Origin of truncation

1570–80; <Late Latin truncātiōn- (stem of truncātiō), equivalent to Latin truncātus (see truncate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM truncation

sub·trun·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby truncation

trump up, trumscheit, truncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler, trundletail

Example sentences from the Web for truncation

The outcrop of beds at the surface is commonly the truncation of these curves.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
The parts reproduced assume their previous relations, and effect a return to the balance impaired by their truncation.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
The truncation of six of the edges of each has, in some manner or other, been effected.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
But it is obvious that it is reproduction, or reversion back to the state which existed previous to the truncation of the edges.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

The stock of bifid was at first extremely varied in the amount of this truncation.
Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan

单词	truncation
释义	truncation [ truhng-key-shuhn ] / trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃən / noun the act or process of truncating. the quality or state of being truncated. Prosody. the omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or the end of a line of verse. Banking. a system of electronic check recording under which canceled checks are not returned to customers by the bank. Origin of truncation 1570–80; <Late Latin truncātiōn- (stem of truncātiō), equivalent to Latin truncātus (see truncate) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM truncation sub·trun·ca·tion, noun Words nearby truncation trump up, trumscheit, truncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler, trundletail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for truncation The outcrop of beds at the surface is commonly the truncation of these curves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various The parts reproduced assume their previous relations, and effect a return to the balance impaired by their truncation. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various The truncation of six of the edges of each has, in some manner or other, been effected. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various But it is obvious that it is reproduction, or reversion back to the state which existed previous to the truncation of the edges. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various The stock of bifid was at first extremely varied in the amount of this truncation. Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila\|Thomas Hunt Morgan
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