truncation (Noun) — The property of being truncated or short.
truncation (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).
truncation (Noun) — The act of cutting short. ex. "it is an obvious truncation of the verse" ex. "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"