verb Download 🔗Share To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. Examples : "The software automatically truncated long URLs to make them easier to share in the text message. " action part process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits. Examples : "The teacher truncated the number 3.14159 to 3.14 for the math problem. " math number computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal). Examples : "The carpenter truncated the corner of the wooden box to make it fit better in the shelf. " technical material architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Deprived of one of its parts or of its end. Examples : "The report was truncated because the deadline was approaching. " part appearance structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip. Examples : "The presentation was truncated due to the unexpected fire alarm, so we only saw half the slides. " part structure appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading