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antitruncation

antitruncation noun: the presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile.

Noun

antitruncation (countable and uncountable, plural antitruncations)

  1. The presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile.

Forms of antitruncation

pluralantitruncations

Origin of antitruncation

From anti- + truncation.

Questions about antitruncation

What does antitruncation mean?
Antitruncation means the presence of an outer radial surface brightness profile that is distinctly shallower in scope than the main disk profile.
What part of speech is antitruncation?
Antitruncation is a noun.
What is the plural of antitruncation?
The plural of antitruncation is antitruncations.

Words near antitruncation in the dictionary

  1. antitropous
  2. antitropy
  3. antitrout
  4. antitruancy
  5. antitruncated
  6. antitruncation
  7. antitruncations
  8. antitrust
  9. antitruster
  10. antitrusters
  11. antitruth

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