1. (

• truncate

) replace a corner by a plane ;

2. (

• truncate

) approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" ;

3. (

• truncate ,
• cut_short ,

) make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" ;

1. (

• abbreviated ,
• shortened ,
• truncated

) cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" ;

2. (

• truncate ,
• truncated

) terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" ;