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- DictionaryTrun·cate/ˈtrəNGˌkāt/
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.
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 means to shorten something by removing part of it. 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).
to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it: Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment.
to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it: Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. boil. damp. fall away. fall off a cliff idiom. falling-off. haircut.
Definition of truncate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb truncate means "to cut off or shorten." You can truncate a board that is too long using a power saw, a chain saw, or perhaps even a karate kick. The word truncate is from a Latin word, truncare , which means "to maim or to cut off."
1. Appearing to terminate abruptly, as a leaf of a tulip tree or a coiled gastropod shell that lacks a spire. 2. Truncated. [Latin truncāre, truncāt-, from truncus, trunk; see terə- in Indo-European roots .] trun′cate′ly adv. trun·ca′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
