truncated
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.
Origin of truncated
1Other words from truncated
- sub·trun·cat·ed, adjective
Words Nearby truncated
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How to use truncated in a sentence
With one exception, the B-1B, the projects were canceled or truncated.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes | Bill Sweetman | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne 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.
If You Had One Year to Live, How Would You Spend It? | Edward Platt | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSome names have been changed—or truncated to first-names only—due to concerns over retribution for being quoted on the topic.
Sequester Furloughs Force Government Workers to Change Financial and Career Plans | Miranda Green | August 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAn added sentence—possibly from an actual interview Goodall conducted with Aplin—followed by a pilfered (and truncated) one.
Jane Goodall’s Troubling, Error-Filled New Book, ‘Seeds of Hope’ | Michael Moynihan | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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.
Overland | John William De ForestIn a short time it becomes truncated, and then cylindrical, after which the arms begin to shoot from the anterior end.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsIf the truncated portions of a polype be placed end to end, and gently pushed together, they will unite into a single one.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe shape was either of the sugar-loaf order or a cylinder surmounted by a truncated cone (Fig. 20).
Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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