curtate

American  

[kur-tayt] / ˈkɜr teɪt /

adjective

1. having been shortened; reduced; abbreviated.

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curtate British  

/ ˈkɜːteɪt /

adjective

1. shortened

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Etymology

Origin of curtate

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin curtātus, past participle of curtāre “to shorten,” derivative of curtus “short, shortened”; see origin at curt, -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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curtate

But if you mark a point B on the circumference of the flange of a locomotive-wheel, the curve will be a curtate cycloid, as in Fig.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

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