TRUNCATION
Scrabble letter values: T1R1U1N1C3A1T1I1O1N1 = 12
Definition
- noun the property of being truncated or short. — synonyms: shortness
- noun the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces).
- noun the act of cutting short.
Examples
- “it is an obvious truncation of the verse”
- “they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs”