About The Word Truncate
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Truncate
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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. |
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