truncation

• Nom désignant l'action ou le processus de raccourcir quelque chose, ou l'état d'être raccourci, souvent utilisé dans des contextes tels que la géométrie, l'informatique ou la description générale.

A noun referring to the act or process of cutting something short, or the state of being shortened, often used in contexts such as geometry, computing, or general description.

1. Shortening or cutting shortC1formal

   The act of cutting something short or the state of being shortened.

   Troncation (raccourcissement)

   • The truncation of the project deadline caused many issues.
   • Truncation of the text made it difficult to understand.
   • The truncation of the meeting was unexpected.

   Synonymesabbreviationcurtailmentcutcuttingreductionshorteningtrimming

   Antonymeselongationextensionlengtheningprolongation

2. Geometric or gemstone cutC2formal

   The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially one equally inclined to adjacent faces, as in cutting a gemstone.

   Troncature (taille de gemme)

   • The gem's truncation gave it a unique, modern look.
   • Truncation of the crystal's corners created a new shape.
   • The jeweler used truncation to enhance the stone's brilliance.

3. Mathematical or computational operationC1formal

   The process of shortening a number or data string by removing digits or characters from the end.

   Troncature (opération mathématique ou informatique)

   • Truncation of the decimal number resulted in a loss of precision.
   • The software uses truncation to limit the length of user input.
   • Truncation of the file name caused an error in the system.

   Synonymescutoff

   Antonymeselongationexpansionextension