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trun·cate
(trŭng′kāt′)tr.v. trun·cat·ed, trun·cat·ing, trun·cates
1. To shorten or reduce: The script was truncated to leave time for commercials. See Synonyms at shorten.
2. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point.
3. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face.
adj.
1. Appearing to terminate abruptly, as a leaf of a tulip tree or a coiled gastropod shell that lacks a spire.
2. Truncated.
trun′cate′ly adv.
trun·ca′tion n.
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truncate
vb
(tr) to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top
adj
1. cut short; truncated
2. (Biology) biology having a blunt end, as though cut off at the tip: a truncate leaf.
[C15: from Latin truncāre to lop]
trunˈcately adv
trunˈcation n
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trun•cate
(ˈtrʌŋ keɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to shorten by or as if by cutting off a part; cut short.
adj. 2. truncated.
3. Biol.
a. square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely.
b. lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.
[1480–90; < Latin truncātus, past participle of truncāre to lop, derivative of truncus trunk; see -ate1]
trun′cate•ly, adv.
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truncate
Past participle: truncated
Gerund: truncating
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| Verb | 1. |  truncate - replace a corner by a plane geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces interchange, substitute, replace, exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" |
| 2. | truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" | |
| 3. |  truncate - make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  truncate - terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" |
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truncate
verb shorten, cut, crop, trim, clip, dock, prune, curtail, cut short, pare, lop, abbreviate I'm going to truncate the time I spend at work.
extend, stretch, prolong, lengthen, draw out, spin out, drag out, protract
extend, stretch, prolong, lengthen, draw out, spin out, drag out, protract
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truncate
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Translations
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truncate
adj cone → stumpf; leaf → abgestumpft
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trun·cate
a. truncado-a, que tiene una parte cercenada; amputado-a;
v. truncar, cortar, amputar.
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