TRUNCATE


Meaning of TRUNCATE in English

I. ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt, ˈtrən- adjective

Etymology: Latin truncatus, past participle of truncare to shorten, from truncus trunk

Date: 1716

: having the end square or even

truncate leaves

II. transitive verb

( trun·cat·ed ; trun·cat·ing )

Date: circa 1727

1. : to shorten by or as if by cutting off

2. : to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a plane

• trun·ca·tion trəŋ-ˈkā-shən, trən- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.