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adjective
- 1. shortened in duration or extent: "his truncated career"
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TRUNCATED definition: 1. made shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of something: 2. made shorter or…. Learn more.
Truncated definition: shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short. See examples of TRUNCATED used in a sentence.
1. a. : cut short : curtailed. a truncated schedule. b. : lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic. 2. : having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base. a truncated cone. Examples of truncated in a Sentence.
to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it: Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. compress. contraction. dwindle. dwindling. ease someone's mind idiom.
verb. trun· cate ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt. ˈtrən- truncated; truncating. Synonyms of truncate. transitive verb. 1. : to shorten by or as if by cutting off. 2. : to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a plane. truncation. trəŋ-ˈkā-shən. trən- noun. truncate. 2 of 2. adjective. : having the end square or even. truncate leaves. Did you know?
When an object is truncated, its end or point is cut off, like a truncated arrow that is safe for kids to play with. Truncated can also refer to something that ends earlier than planned — everyone was angry at the truncated concert until they learned that the singer had broken his leg when he fell on stage.
A truncated version of something is one that has been shortened. The review body has produced a truncated version of its annual report. ...a rock about eight feet high, shaped like a truncated cone.
