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truncated

The correct spelling is truncated.

How to pronounce truncated

verb

Say it like: Tru-nca-ted

The correct spelling is truncated. To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

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Meanings

verb

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

adjective

  1. 1.Deprived of one of its parts or of its end.
  2. 2.Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.

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