truncating

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trʌŋˈkeɪtɪŋ/

From the verb truncate: (⇒ conjugate)
truncating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

trun•cate /ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to shorten by or as if by cutting off a part:to truncate his essay by deleting a few lines.

trun•ca•tion, n. [uncountable]

trun•cate (trung′kāt),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj.
v.t.

to shorten by cutting off a part;
cut short:Truncate detailed explanations.
Mathematics, Computingto shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits:The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4.

adj.

truncated.
Biology
- square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely.
- lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.

Latin truncātus (past participle of truncāre to lop), equivalent. to trunc(us) trunk + -ātus -ate¹
1480–90

trun′cate•ly, adv.

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truncate vb /trʌŋˈkeɪt; ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/

adj /ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin truncāre to loptrunˈcation n

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