trun·cate /ˈtrʌŋˌket, ˈtrʌn-/
(vt.)切去頭端,縮短,截棱成平面(a.)切去了頭的,縮短了的
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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·cate a. Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
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truncate
adj : terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or
point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic
mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" [syn: truncated]
v 1: replace a corner by a plane
2: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one;
"truncate a series"
3: make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word";
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [syn:
cut short]