truncated

[ truhng-key-tid ]
/ ˈtrʌŋ keɪ tɪd /
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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.

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Origin of truncated

First recorded in 1480–90; truncate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM truncated

sub·trun·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby truncated

trumpetweed, trumps, trumscheit, truncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler

Definition for truncated (2 of 2)

truncate
[ truhng-keyt ]
/ ˈtrʌŋ keɪt /

verb (used with object), trun·cat·ed, trun·cat·ing.

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
Mathematics, Computers. to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4.

adjective

truncated.
Biology.
  1. square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely.
  2. lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.

Origin of truncate

1480–90; < Latin truncātus (past participle of truncāre to lop), equivalent to trunc(us) trunk + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM truncate

trun·cate·ly, adverbsub·trun·cate, adjective
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Words related to truncated

abridge, curtail, abbreviate, trim, pare, cut, prune, clip, top, crop, lop, shear

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British Dictionary definitions for truncated (1 of 2)

truncated
/ (trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd) /

adjective

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

British Dictionary definitions for truncated (2 of 2)

truncate

verb (trʌŋˈkeɪt, ˈtrʌŋkeɪt)

(tr) to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top

adjective (ˈtrʌŋkeɪt)

cut short; truncated
biology having a blunt end, as though cut off at the tipa truncate leaf

Derived forms of truncate

truncately, adverbtruncation, noun

Word Origin for truncate

C15: from Latin truncāre to lop
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Medical definitions for truncated

truncate
[ trŭng′kāt′ ]

v.

To shorten by or as if by cutting off, especially by cutting across at right angles to the long axis.
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