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verb
- 1. shorten the duration or extent of: "he was a sensational player whose career was truncated by injuries"
- 2. replace (an edge or an angle) by a plane, typically so as to make equal angles with the adjacent faces.
adjective
- 1. (of a leaf, feather, or other part) ending abruptly as if cut off across the base or tip.
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The meaning of TRUNCATE is to shorten by or as if by cutting off. How to use truncate in a sentence. The Connection Between Truncate and Trees.
TRUNCATE definition: 1. to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it: 2. to make…. Learn more.
You can truncate something by removing the beginning of it, the end of it, the top of it, or another part of it. In scientific and medical contexts, truncating often involves cutting off a part of something in a way that’s parallel to its base (or perpendicular to its side).
TRUNCATE meaning: 1. to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it: 2. to make…. Learn more.
make shorter as if by cutting off. “ truncate a word”. “Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains”. synonyms: cut short. see more. see less. type of: shorten. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration.
Definition of truncate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To shorten or reduce: The script was truncated to leave time for commercials. See Synonyms at shorten. 2. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point. 3. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face. adj. 1.
truncate in American English. (ˈtrʌŋkeit) (verb -cated, -cating) transitive verb. 1. to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short. Truncate detailed explanations. 2. Math & Computing. to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits.
truncate meaning, definition, what is truncate: to make something shorter: Learn more.
Truncate Definition. To shorten or reduce. The script was truncated to leave time for commercials. To cut off a part of; shorten by cutting; lop. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face.
