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truncated

trun·cat·ed
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truhng-key-tid]
    • /ˈtrʌŋ keɪ tɪd/
    • /trʌŋˈkeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truhng-key-tid]
    • /ˈtrʌŋ keɪ tɪd/

Definitions of truncated word

  • abbreviation TRUNCATED truncated. 1
  • adjective truncated Biology. square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely. lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells. 1
  • verb with object truncated to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations. 1
  • verb with object truncated Mathematics, Computers. to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4. 1
  • adjective truncated A truncated version of something is one that has been shortened. 0
  • adjective truncated (of a cone, pyramid, prism, etc) having an apex or end removed by a plane intersection that is usually nonparallel to the base 0

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Origin of truncated

First appearance:

before 1480
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; truncate + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Truncated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

truncated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

truncated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for truncated

adj truncated

  • at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
  • few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
  • little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • maimed — to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.

adjective truncated

  • abbreviated — made into a shorter form
  • edited — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
  • low — to utter by or as by lowing.

verb truncated

  • chopped — diced, minced, or cut into small bits.
  • decapitated — With the head removed.
  • gimped — a limp.
  • hackled — Simple past tense and past participle of hackle.
  • lopped — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.

Antonyms for truncated

general truncated

  • lengthened — Simple past tense and past participle of lengthen.

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