截除词尾(spocope): approx.←approximately,auto←automobile,exam←examination,gas←gasoline,Hi-Fi←high fidelity,porn←pornography,rhino←rhinoceros,vent←ventulator通风设备
截除词首(aphaeresis): cell←violoncello,chute←parachute,scope←telescope,wig←periwig假发
截除首尾(front and back clipping): flu←influenza,fridge←refrigerator,script←prescription,dept←department
截除词腰(synocope): fossilation←fossilization,symbology←symbology