Definition of Truncate

1. Adjective. Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off. "A truncated pyramid"

Exact synonyms: Truncated
Similar to: Short

2. Verb. Replace a corner by a plane.
Category relationships: Geometry
Generic synonyms: Exchange, Interchange, Replace, Substitute
Derivative terms: Truncation

3. Verb. Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one. "Truncate a series"
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Approximate, Estimate, Gauge, Guess, Judge

4. Verb. Make shorter as if by cutting off. "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
Exact synonyms: Cut Short
Generic synonyms: Shorten
Entails: Chop Off, Cut Off, Lop Off
Derivative terms: Truncation

Definition of Truncate

1. v. t. To cut off; to lop; to maim.

2. a. Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.

Definition of Truncate

1. Verb. To shorten something as if by cutting off part of it. ¹

2. Verb. (mathematics) To shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop. ¹

3. Verb. (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal). ¹

4. Adjective. truncated ¹

5. Adjective. (botany anatomy) Having an abrupt termination. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Truncate

1. to shorten by cutting off a part [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]

Medical Definition of Truncate

1. To cut off or to appear to have been cut off. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Truncate

trumpeting
trumpetings
trumpetless
trumpetlike
trumpetress
trumpetresses
trumpets
trumpetweed
trumpetwood
trumpie
trumping
trumpings
trumplike
trumps
truncal
truncate (current term)
truncate ascertainment
truncated
truncated cone
truncated icosahedra
truncated icosahedron
truncated icosahedrons
truncated pyramid
truncates
truncating
truncation
truncation error
truncations
trunch

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