Definition of truncate

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  • truncate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • truncate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
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Definition of truncate

  • make shorter as if by cutting off (verb)

    Examples

    1. truncate a word
    2. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains

    Synonyms

    1. cut short
  • terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a truncate leaf
    2. truncated volcanic mountains
    3. a truncated pyramid

    Synonyms

    1. truncated
  • approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one (verb)

    Examples

    1. truncate a series
  • replace a corner by a plane (verb)

See definition of truncate in Merriam Webster