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Meaning of 'truncated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Truncated [ a.]
- Cut off; cut short; maimed.
- Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.
- Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off.
2 . Truncated [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'truncated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . truncated [ s]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Meaning (2):
- cut short in duration
Example in sentence:
  • an unsatisfactory truncated conversation;
  • her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking;
  • the abbreviated speech

Nearby Words:

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