Dictionary

truncate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [tɹ̝̊ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌ̈ŋˌkʰe̯ɪ̯t] (General-American)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɐ̞ŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹʌŋˌke̯ɪ̯t/ (General-American)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷäŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌ̈ŋˌkʰe̯ɪ̯t] (General-American)
• [tɹ̝̊ʷɐ̞ŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹɐŋˈkæɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [tɹ̝̊ʷäŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹäŋˈkæɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.

Meanings

1. Truncated.
2. Having an abrupt termination.

Forms

Translations (14)

fr tronqué (truncated) · fi lyhennetty (truncated) · bg отрязан (truncated) · el ακρωτηριασμένος (botany, anatomy: having an abrupt termination) · bg скъсен (truncated) · pt truncado (truncated) · el κολοβός (botany, anatomy: having an abrupt termination) · es truncado (truncated) · el κολοβός (truncated) · fi typistetty (truncated) · el περικομμένος (truncated) · ru укоро́ченный (botany, anatomy: having an abrupt termination) · fi katkaistu (truncated) · ru усечённый (truncated)

truncate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [tɹ̝̊ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌ̈ŋˌkʰe̯ɪ̯t] (General-American)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɐ̞ŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹʌŋˌke̯ɪ̯t/ (General-American)
• [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷäŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌ̈ŋˌkʰe̯ɪ̯t] (General-American)
• [tɹ̝̊ʷɐ̞ŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹɐŋˈkæɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [tɹ̝̊ʷäŋkʰæ̝ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /tɹäŋˈkæɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
   • The script was truncated to leave time for commercials.
   • All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley. 1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149:
2. (transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
3. To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

Forms

Deriveds

truncateness · subtruncate · retruncate · truncatedly · truncately

Relateds

truncation · trunk · dual polyhedron

Synonyms

round down

Translations (42)

mi auporo (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · io trunkigar (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · es truncar (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · fi katkaista (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · nl afronden naar beneden (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · bg закръглявам (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · pt truncar (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · pt arredondar (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · fi typistää (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · fi typistää (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · hu csonkol (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · cs zkrátit (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · ca truncar (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · nap scurtà (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · es truncar (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · la truncō (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · mi mutumutu (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · ar شَذَّبَ (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · ar بَتَرَ (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · fr tronquer (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · bg отрязвам върха на (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · nl afkappen (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · fi typistää (replace a corner by a plane) · bg орязвам (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · fr tronquer (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · de abschneiden (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · nl inkorten (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · de kürzen (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · it troncare (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · fi lyhentää (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · hu lenyes (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · pms strompé (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · el κονταίνω (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · ar قَطَعَ (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · el περικόπτω (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) · ar قَلَّمَ (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · fi katkaista (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · nl afhakken (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · cs seříznout (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · ru усека́ть (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · vi cắt xén (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) · io trunkigar (replace a corner by a plane)