truncate
IPA: trˈʌŋkeɪt
verb
- (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
- (mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
- (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).
adjective
- Truncated.
- (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.
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Examples of "truncate" in Sentences
- I truncated the string on my bag.
- I will truncate the opinions from it.
- It is the limit of the truncated geometric series.
- The leaf ends are truncate and the margins flat and serrated.
- He wants to further truncate the article for no apparent reason.
- That was the reason for their just emendation of the truncated text.
- I intend to truncate the battle summary and merge it into this article.
- The article is by no means near the size that there is a need to truncate it.
- In many environments, it is possible to truncate the string with clever input.