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  1. truncation:
  2. truncate:


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Detailed Synonyms for truncation in English

truncation:

truncation [the ~] nom

  1. the truncation
    – the act of cutting short 1
    the truncation
    – the act of cutting short 1
    • truncation [the ~] nom
      • it is an obvious truncation of the verse1
      • they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs1
  2. the truncation
    – 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) 1
    the truncation
    – 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) 1
  3. the truncation
    – the property of being truncated or short 1
    the shortness; the truncation
    – the property of being truncated or short 1

Alternate Synonyms for "truncation":


Related Definitions for "truncation":

  1. the act of cutting short1
    • it is an obvious truncation of the verse1
    • they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs1
  2. 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)1
  3. the property of being truncated or short1

truncation form of truncate:

to truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)

  1. to truncate
    to truncate
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)
  2. to truncate
    to truncate; to top; to head; to clip
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)
    • top verbe (tops, topped, topping)
    • head verbe (heads, headed, heading)
    • clip verbe (clips, clipped, clipping)
  3. to truncate
    – make shorter as if by cutting off 1
    to truncate; cut short
    – make shorter as if by cutting off 1
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)
      • truncate a word1
      • Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains1
    • cut short verbe
  4. to truncate
    – approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one 1
    to truncate
    – approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one 1
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)
      • truncate a series1
  5. to truncate
    – replace a corner by a plane 1
    to truncate
    – replace a corner by a plane 1
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)
  6. to truncate
    – To cut off the beginning or end of a series of characters or numbers; specifically, to eliminate one or more of the least significant (typically rightmost) digits. In truncation, numbers are simply eliminated, unlike rounding, in which the rightmost digit might be incremented to preserve accuracy. 2
    to truncate
    – To cut off the beginning or end of a series of characters or numbers; specifically, to eliminate one or more of the least significant (typically rightmost) digits. In truncation, numbers are simply eliminated, unlike rounding, in which the rightmost digit might be incremented to preserve accuracy. 2
    • truncate verbe (truncates, truncated, truncating)

Conjugations for truncate:

present
  1. truncate
  2. truncate
  3. truncates
  4. truncate
  5. truncate
  6. truncate
simple past
  1. truncated
  2. truncated
  3. truncated
  4. truncated
  5. truncated
  6. truncated
present perfect
  1. have truncated
  2. have truncated
  3. has truncated
  4. have truncated
  5. have truncated
  6. have truncated
past continuous
  1. was truncating
  2. were truncating
  3. was truncating
  4. were truncating
  5. were truncating
  6. were truncating
future
  1. shall truncate
  2. will truncate
  3. will truncate
  4. shall truncate
  5. will truncate
  6. will truncate
continuous present
  1. am truncating
  2. are truncating
  3. is truncating
  4. are truncating
  5. are truncating
  6. are truncating
subjunctive
  1. be truncated
  2. be truncated
  3. be truncated
  4. be truncated
  5. be truncated
  6. be truncated
diverse
  1. truncate!
  2. let's truncate!
  3. truncated
  4. truncating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

truncate adj

  1. truncate
    – terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off 1
    truncate; truncated
    – terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off 1
    • truncate adj
      • a truncate leaf1
    • truncated adj
      • truncated volcanic mountains1
      • a truncated pyramid1

Related Words for "truncate":

  • truncating, truncation

Alternate Synonyms for "truncate":


Related Definitions for "truncate":

  1. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off1
    • a truncate leaf1
  2. make shorter as if by cutting off1
    • truncate a word1
    • Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains1
  3. approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one1
    • truncate a series1
  4. replace a corner by a plane1
  5. To cut off the beginning or end of a series of characters or numbers; specifically, to eliminate one or more of the least significant (typically rightmost) digits. In truncation, numbers are simply eliminated, unlike rounding, in which the rightmost digit might be incremented to preserve accuracy.2

Related Synonyms for truncation