truncated
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keɪ adjective
1.
shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short: an unnecessarily truncated essay.
2.
(of a geometric figure or solid) having the apex, vertex, or end cut off by a plane: a truncated cone or pyramid.
3.
Crystallography. (of a crystal) having corners, angles, or edges cut off or replaced by a single plane.
4.
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Truncated
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
2.
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
3.
4.
Biology.
a.
square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely.
b.
lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.
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| truncate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top |
| —adj | |
| 2. | cut short; truncated |
| 3. | biology having a blunt end, as though cut off at the tip: a truncate leaf |
| [C15: from Latin truncāre to lop] | |
| trun'cately | |
| —adv | |
| trun'cation | |
| —n | |
truncated (trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | maths (of a cone, pyramid, prism, etc) having an apex or end removed by a plane intersection that is usually nonparallel to the base |
| 2. | (of a crystal) having edges or corners cut off |
| 3. | shortened by or as if by cutting off; truncate |
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Medical Dictionary
truncate trun·cate (trŭng'kāt')
v. trun·cat·ed, trun·cat·ing, trun·cates
To shorten by or as if by cutting off, especially by cutting across at right angles to the long axis.
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Example sentences
Gestures and emotions are fore-shortened, truncated.
Conversations surrounding the use of animals in research are understandably truncated by emotion.
The truncated cube shape of the box means some clever thinking has gone into packing everything in.
The often truncated fragments that survive can be tantalizing.
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