truncated

/'trʌɳkeit/

Thân thiện

The pyramid has a truncated top.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
   • a truncate leaf
   • truncated volcanic mountains
   • a truncated pyramid
2. cut short in duration
   • the abbreviated speech
   • her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
   • an unsatisfactory truncated conversation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• truncate
• abbreviated
• shortened