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Meaning of 'truncate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Truncate [ a.]
- Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
2 . Truncate [ v. t.]
- To cut off; to lop; to maim.

Meaning of 'truncate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . truncate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make shorter as if by cutting off
Example in sentence:
  • Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains;
  • truncate a word
Meaning (2):
- approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
Example in sentence:
  • truncate a series
3 . truncate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
Example in sentence:
  • a truncate leaf;
  • a truncated pyramid;
  • truncated volcanic mountains

Nearby Words:

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