truncate in Latin
truncate in Latin is truncō — truncate means to make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
truncate in Latin
truncō
(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
What does "truncate" mean?
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verb To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
"All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley."
- verb (maths) To make a decimal number shorter by dropping some of its digits.
- verb (geometry) To cut off a corner of a shape or crystal, replacing it with a flat surface.
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- All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley.
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What is "truncate" in Latin?
"truncate" in Latin is truncō. truncate means: To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
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