truncate

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

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

Adj

1. Truncated.
2. Having an abrupt termination.

Sinonieme

shorten

cut off

cut short

truncated

cut

mutilate

curtail

subtract

count down

take

take away

top

🔝

truncation

remove

abridge

degrade

deduct

maim

seize

abstract

clip

slash

dock

garble

intercept

interrupt

kneecap

lopping

mangle

miter

nick

nip

obtuse

abbreviate

removal

resection

retrench

round down

round off

scrimp

sever

shut off

snag

snub

switch off

tailless

write off

write-off

homalocephalus

cheese head

Vertalings

truncar

truncar

truncar

tronquer

abschneiden

truncado

κουτσουρεύω

afknotten

tronqué

mutiler

κολοβός

sostraure

abrechnen

abbrechen

cercenar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

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