shortening vs truncation
truncation vs shorteningshortening and truncation both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shortening | Yes | No | No | No |
| truncation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
truncation is a hyponym of
shortening; that is, truncation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
shortening:
- shortening: act of decreasing in length
- truncation: the act of cutting short
Other hyponyms of shortening include
abbreviation, cut, cutting, cutting off, contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction.
| shortening (noun) | truncation (noun) |
|---|---|
| act of decreasing in length | the act of cutting short |
| fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods | 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) |
| the property of being truncated or short |
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