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truncated

truncated definition

trun·cated (-id)

adjective

cut short or appearing as if cut short
1. cut off or replaced by a plane face: said of the angles or edges of a crystal or solid figure
2. having its angles or edges cut off or replaced in this way: said of the crystal or solid figure
having the vertex cut off by a plane that is not parallel to the base: said of a cone or pyramid
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