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truncate

/ truncate /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make shorter as if by cutting off
"truncate a word"
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
Type of:
shorten
Derived:
truncation
Entails:
cut off chop off lop off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
"truncate a series"
Type of:
estimate gauge approximate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mathematics math maths
verb Sense 3
replace a corner by a plane
Type of:
substitute replace
Derived:
truncation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
geometry
adjective satellite Sense 4
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
"a truncate leaf"
"truncated volcanic mountains"
"a truncated pyramid"
Similar:
short
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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shorten estimate gauge approximate substitute replace short