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truncates

The correct spelling is truncates.

How to pronounce truncates

verb

Say it like: Tru-nca-tes

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

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Definition

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).

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