Truncate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Truncate is a verb meaning (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
Meaning
(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
More Meanings
- (mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
- (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).
- Truncated.
- (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.
Example Sentences
The script was truncated to leave time for commercials.
All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley.
Word Forms
- truncates
- truncating
- truncated
Synonyms for truncate
Depending on context, synonyms include short, truncated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include short, lop, obliquely, anteriorly, clypeus, abridge.
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