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truncate

trun·cate

UK/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ US/tɹ̝̊ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t/ uncommon
adjective (1) verb (3)

adjective

1.

terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

  • “a truncate leaf”
  • “truncated volcanic mountains”
  • “a truncated pyramid”
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verb

1.
2.

approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

  • “truncate a series”
3.

make shorter as if by cutting off

  • “truncate a word”
  • “Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • dual polyhedron

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