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TRUNCATE
truncate, truncated
(adjective) terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; “a truncate leaf”; “truncated volcanic mountains”; “a truncated pyramid”
truncate, cut short
(verb) make shorter as if by cutting off; “truncate a word”; “Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains”
truncate
(verb) approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; “truncate a series”
truncate
(verb) replace a corner by a plane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
truncate (third-person singular simple present truncates, present participle truncating, simple past and past participle truncated)
(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
(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).
Synonyms
• (mathematics): round down
Adjective
truncate (not comparable)
Truncated.
(botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.
Source: Wiktionary
Trun"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truncated; p. pr. & vb. n. Truncating.] Etym: [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See Trunk.]
Definition: To cut off; to lop; to maim.
Trun"cate, a. Etym: [L. truncatus, p. p. ]
Definition: Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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