truncate

CEFRC1

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/

verb · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something shorter by cutting off part of it.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

Examples

  • The programmer had to truncate the text to fit the database field.

  • The system had to truncate the long name to fit on the screen.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [tɹ̝̊ʷʌŋˈkʰeɪ̯t]
  • /tɹäŋˈkæɪ̯t/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.

  2. To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having an abrupt termination.

More examples

In context

  • To truncate means to shorten something by cutting off the end.

  • The script was truncated to leave time for commercials.

  • All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The editor had to blank the long article to fit the magazine's strict page limit.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.