exactshortening
nounUK /ɪɡˈzæktˌʃɔːtənɪŋ/
US /ɪɡˈzæktˌʃɔːrtənɪŋ/
A way to make something shorter by exactly the right amount.
The baker used exactshortening to make the cookie recipe fit a smaller pan.
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2. The act of cutting a word down to a shorter form with no change in meaning.
The exactshortening of 'automobile' to 'auto' keeps the same idea.
3. A math step that makes a fraction smaller while keeping its value the same.
Exactshortening turned 4/8 into 1/2 without changing the amount.
4. A baking fat used in just the right measured amount.
She added the exactshortening called for in the pie crust recipe.