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truncate definition

trun·cate (truŋ′kāt′, trun′-)

transitive verb truncated -·cat′ed, truncating -·cat′·ing

to cut off a part of; shorten by cutting; lop

Etymology: < L truncatus, pp. of truncare, to cut off < truncus, a stem, trunk

adjective

  1. truncated
  2. Biol. having a square, flattened, or broad end
  3. Zool. lacking a normal apex, as some snail shells

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