English adjective: truncate | |||
1. | truncate terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off | ||
Samples | A truncate leaf. Truncated volcanic mountains. A truncated pyramid. | ||
Synonyms | truncated | ||
Similar | short | ||
Antonyms | long | ||
English verb: truncate | |||
1. | truncate (possession) replace a corner by a plane | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | ||
Domain category | geometry | ||
2. | truncate (cognition) approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one | ||
Samples | Truncate a series. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
3. | truncate (change) make shorter as if by cutting off | ||
Samples | Truncate a word. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains. | ||
Synonyms | cut short | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||
Entail | chop off, cut off, lop off | ||