adj
Meaning 1
Shortened, having been shortened.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: truncate, truncated
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
curtate
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adj
Meaning 2
Describing any distance measured in the ecliptic plane between the Sun (or Earth) and the orthogonal projection of an astronomical object (particularly another planet) onto said plane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Rounded down.
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Qualifier: actuarial science
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adj
Meaning 4
Describing a trochoid as traced from a point within a circle.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology
First attested in 1676; borrowed from Latin curtātus, perfect passive participle of curtō (“to shorten”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: съкратен (sǎkraten) — shortened
- Bulgarian: скъсен (skǎsen) — shortened