truncated
[ truhng-key-tid ]
/ ˈtrʌŋ keɪ tɪd /
adjective
shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short: an unnecessarily truncated essay.
(of a geometric figure or solid) having the apex, vertex, or end cut off by a plane: a truncated cone or pyramid.
Crystallography.
(of a crystal) having corners, angles, or edges cut off or replaced by a single plane.
Biology.
truncate(def 4).
Prosody.
(of a line of verse) lacking at the beginning or end one or more unstressed syllables needed to fill out the metrical pattern.
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Definition for truncated (2 of 2)
truncate
[ truhng-keyt ]
/ ˈtrʌŋ keɪt /
verb (used with object), trun·cat·ed, trun·cat·ing.
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
Mathematics, Computers.
to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4.
adjective
Biology.
- square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely.
- lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.
Origin of truncate
SYNONYMS FOR truncate
OTHER WORDS FROM truncate
trun·cate·ly, adverb sub·trun·cate, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for truncated
British Dictionary definitions for truncated (1 of 2)
truncated
/ (trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
maths
(of a cone, pyramid, prism, etc) having an apex or end removed by a plane intersection that is usually nonparallel to the base
(of a crystal) having edges or corners cut off
shortened by or as if by cutting off; truncate
British Dictionary definitions for truncated (2 of 2)
truncate
verb (trʌŋˈkeɪt, ˈtrʌŋkeɪt)
(tr)
to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top
adjective (ˈtrʌŋkeɪt)
cut short; truncated
biology
having a blunt end, as though cut off at the tip
a truncate leaf
Derived forms of truncate
truncately, adverb truncation, nounWord Origin for truncate
C15: from Latin
truncāre to lop
Medical definitions for truncated
truncate
[ trŭng′kāt′ ]
v.
To shorten by or as if by cutting off, especially by cutting across at right angles to the long axis.