truncated

adj — 3 senses

truncated

adj

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/

1

Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).

2

Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a word shortened either by means of clipping or blending.

Derived terms: antitruncated, bitruncated, nontruncated, truncated cube, truncated cuboctahedron, truncated dodecahedron, truncated domes, truncated icosahedron, truncated icosidodecahedron, truncatedness, truncated octahedron, truncated tetrahedron, untruncated

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