About The Word Truncate
Learn about the word Truncate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Truncate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Truncate
| Truncate Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Truncate?
[adj] terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
[v] make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [v] mathematics: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; of a series [v] replace a corner by a plane, in geometry Synonyms | Synonyms for Truncate: cut short | short | truncated Related Terms | Find terms related to Truncate: See Also | approximate | chop off | cut off | estimate | gauge | guess | judge | lop off | replace | shorten | substitute Truncate In Webster's Dictionary \Trun"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Truncated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Truncating}.] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut
off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See
{Trunk}.]
To cut off; to lop; to maim.
\Trun"cate\, a. [L. truncatus, p. p. ] Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Coyote state ‐ a state in north central…
- Sceloglaux ‐ a genus of…
- John millington synge ‐ Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish…
- Rhode islander ‐ a resident of…
- Thin out ‐ lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut…
- Upland cotton ‐ native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States…
- Anglo-catholic ‐ supporting the…
- Alpine besseya ‐ small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers;…
- Cebu city ‐ an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the…
- Constipating ‐ causing…