Truncate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

replace a corner by a plane

approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈʌŋkeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈʌŋkeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈʌŋkeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈʌŋkeɪt/.

Examples

truncate a series
truncate a word
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

truncated cut short

Parts of Speech

verb	replace a corner by a plane
verb	approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one “truncate a series”
verb	make shorter as if by cutting off “truncate a word”
adjective	terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off “a truncate leaf”

Word Forms

truncation

noun

the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kürzen

eine Ecke durch eine Ebene ersetzen

🇫🇷French

tronquer

remplacer un coin par un plan

🇪🇸Spanish

truncar

sustituir una esquina por un plano

🇮🇹Italian

troncare

sostituire un angolo con un piano

🇳🇱Dutch

afkappen

vervang een hoek door een vlak

🇵🇹Portuguese

truncar

substituir um canto por um avião

🇷🇺Russian

обрезать

заменить угол плоскостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काट-छांट

एक कोने को एक समतल से बदलें

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটা

একটি সমতল দ্বারা একটি কোণ প্রতিস্থাপন

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கவும்

ஒரு விமானம் மூலம் ஒரு மூலையை மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కత్తిరించు

ఒక విమానం ద్వారా ఒక మూలను భర్తీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

छाटणे

विमानाने कोपरा बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપવું

પ્લેન દ્વારા એક ખૂણાને બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸಿ

ಒಂದು ಮೂಲೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടിച്ചുരുക്കുക

ഒരു കോണിനെ ഒരു വിമാനം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മാറ്റിസ്ഥാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕੋਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاٹنا

ایک کونے کو ہوائی جہاز سے تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

截短

用平面替换角

🇯🇵Japanese

切り詰める

コーナーを平面に置き換える

🇰🇷Korean

잘리다

모퉁이를 평면으로 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cắt ngắn

thay thế một góc bằng một mặt phẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ตัด

แทนที่มุมด้วยเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memotong

ganti sudut dengan pesawat

🇵🇭Filipino

putulin

palitan ang isang sulok ng isang eroplano

🇲🇾Malay

memotong

menggantikan sudut dengan satah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اقتطاع

استبدال الزاوية بالطائرة

🇮🇷Persian

کوتاه کردن

یک گوشه را با هواپیما جایگزین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kısaltmak

bir köşeyi bir uçakla değiştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקטוע

להחליף פינה במטוס

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The primary meaning of 'truncate' is 'replace a corner by a plane'.

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