shortness vs truncation

shortness and truncation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shortness	Yes	No	No	No
truncation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shortness and truncation are synonyms defined as:

shortness (noun)	truncation (noun)
an abrupt discourteous manner	the act of cutting short
the property of being shorter than average stature	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 of short temporal extent	the property of being truncated or short
the property of being of short spatial extent
the property of being truncated or short
the condition of being short of something