Term: truncation: the act of cutting short
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: mandarin: any high government official or bureaucrat
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: hyponym: a word that is more specific than a given word
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: thing: a special objective
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: curiosa: books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: ferricyanide: salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: coin: a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: truck bed: the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: fifth wheel: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: load: weight to be borne or conveyed
Broader: shortening: act of decreasing in length | Unrelated: electron microscope: a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light