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truncated

[ truhng-key-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short:
an unnecessarily truncated essay.
(of a geometric figure or solid) having the apex, vertex, or end cut off by a plane:
a truncated cone or pyramid.
Crystallography. (of a crystal) having corners, angles, or edges cut off or replaced by a single plane.
Biology. truncate ( def 4 ).
Prosody. (of a line of verse) lacking at the beginning or end one or more unstressed syllables needed to fill out the metrical pattern.

truncated

/ trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd /

maths (of a cone, pyramid, prism, etc) having an apex or end removed by a plane intersection that is usually nonparallel to the base
(of a crystal) having edges or corners cut off
shortened by or as if by cutting off; truncate

First recorded in 1480–90; truncate + -ed ²

With one exception, the B-1B, the projects were canceled or truncated.

One series of tests last year was truncated so that the test aircraft and crew could go and chase drug-runners.

He said you need to translate him as he really was – less lyrical, more truncated, almost slightly harsh.

Some names have been changed—or truncated to first-names only—due to concerns over retribution for being quoted on the topic.

An added sentence—possibly from an actual interview Goodall conducted with Aplin—followed by a pilfered (and truncated) one.

Tail truncated, spine on the side of the tail very distinct, imbedded in a sheath.

On this truncated pyramid he distinguished, or thought he distinguished, one or more of the pueblos of the Moquis.

In a short time it becomes truncated, and then cylindrical, after which the arms begin to shoot from the anterior end.

If the truncated portions of a polype be placed end to end, and gently pushed together, they will unite into a single one.

The shape was either of the sugar-loaf order or a cylinder surmounted by a truncated cone (Fig. 20).

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