Truncated

/trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Past tense of truncate, meaning to shorten or cut off.

The meeting was truncated due to the time constraints.

To cut short or to reduce in extent.

His speech was truncated to fit within the time limit.

adjective

Shortened by having a part cut off or removed.

The artist presented a truncated version of her original sculpture.

In mathematics, referring to a decimal number that has been cut short after a certain number of digits.

The truncated number 3.14 is an approximation of pi.

From Latin 'truncatus', past participle of 'truncare', meaning to cut off.

truncated sentence

A sentence that has been reduced in length or meaning.

truncated cone

A cone whose apex has been cut off, resulting in a flat circular top.

truncate

To shorten by cutting off a part.

truncation

The process of shortening something by removing part of it.

Cut off or shortened in a casual context.

That project felt really truncated because we didn't have enough time.