TRUNCATE


Meaning of TRUNCATE in English

■ 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'.

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