■ verb trʌŋ'keɪt , 'trʌŋ- [often as adjective ~d ] shorten by cutting off the top or the end.
■ adjective 'trʌŋkeɪt Botany & Zoology (of a leaf, feather, etc.) ending abruptly as if ~d.
Derivatives
truncation noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as truncation ): from L. truncat- , truncare 'maim'.