Truncate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrʌŋkeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word truncate
Brit.  |trʌŋˈkeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word truncate

verb

- replace a corner by a plane
- approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
truncate a series
- make shorter as if by cutting off
truncate a word
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains

adjective

- terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off (syn: truncated)
a truncate leaf
truncated volcanic mountains
a truncated pyramid

Extra examples

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Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: truncate
he/she/it: truncates
present participle: truncating
past tense: truncated
past participle: truncated
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