truncated
/'trʌɳkeit/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Shortened by cutting off a part: Describes something that has been made shorter by removing a section, especially an end or a top.
- Abbreviated or curtailed: Describes something, such as time, a process, or a speech, that has been ended sooner than expected or intended, making it seem incomplete.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The statue was found with a truncated arm. (The statue was discovered with its arm cut short.)
- We received only a truncated version of the report, missing the final conclusions. (We got only a shortened version of the report.)
- The meeting was truncated due to a fire alarm. (The meeting was cut short because of a fire alarm.)
Advanced Usage
- In Mathematics/Geometry: Used to describe a solid figure (like a cone or pyramid) that has had its apex cut off by a plane parallel to its base.
- A truncated cone is used in many engineering applications.
- In Computing/Data: Refers to data or text that has been cut off, often because it exceeded a storage limit.
- The long filename was truncated to fit the old system's format.
Variants and Related Words
- Truncate (verb): To shorten something by cutting off the top or the end.
- The editor had to truncate the article to meet the word limit.
- Truncation (noun): The act or process of truncating.
- The truncation of the film's ending angered many fans.
Synonyms
- Abbreviated: Shortened in duration or length.
- Curtailed: Reduced in extent or quantity.
- Shortened: Made shorter.
- Cut short: Ended abruptly before the natural conclusion.
Antonyms
- Elongated: Made longer.
- Extended: Made longer in time or space.
- Complete: Having all parts; not shortened.
- Unabridged: Not shortened; full-length.
Related Phrases/Idioms
(Note: "Truncated" itself is not commonly used in idioms, but it appears in descriptive phrases.) - Truncated form: A shortened or abbreviated version of something. - The document was published in a truncated form. - Truncated view: A limited or cut-off perspective, often in software interfaces. - The mobile app shows a truncated view of the webpage.
Adjective
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terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
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a truncate leaf
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truncated volcanic mountains
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a truncated pyramid
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cut short in duration
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the abbreviated speech
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her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
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an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
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