Meaning of 'truncate'

adjective

terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

Example: "a truncate leaf"

Synonyms: truncated

verb

make shorter as if by cutting off

Example: "truncate a word"

Synonyms: cut short

verb

approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

Example: "truncate a series"

verb

replace a corner by a plane