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Truncate

Truncate Meaning & Definition
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.

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