truncate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪt/

Verb

truncate (truncates, present participle truncating; past and past participle truncated)

1. (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
2. (mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
3. (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

Synonyms

• (mathematics) round down

Related terms

• trunk
• truncation

Translations

• French: tronquer
• Italian: troncare
• Portuguese: truncar
• Russian: усека́ть
• Spanish: truncar

Translations

• French: tronquer
• Portuguese: arredondar
• Spanish: truncar

Adjective

truncate (not comparable)

1. Truncated.
2. (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.

Translations

• French: tronqué
• Portuguese: truncado
• Russian: усечённый
• Spanish: truncado

Translations

• Russian: укоро́ченный

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