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truncated
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Trun·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truncated p. pr. & vb. n. Truncating.] To cut off; to lop; to maim.
Trun·ca·ted a.
1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.
2. Min. Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.
3. Zool. Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off.
Truncated cone or Truncated pyramid Geom., a cone or pyramid whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being usually parallel to the base.
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truncated
adj 1: cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a
curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the
result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated
conversation" [syn: abbreviated, shortened]
2: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or
point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic
mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" [syn: truncate]