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truncated

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /tɹʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 NG K EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

shortened either by means of clipping or blending.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of truncate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a truncate leaf
  • truncated volcanic mountains
  • a truncated pyramid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: truncate

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

cut short in duration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the abbreviated speech
  • her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
  • an unsatisfactory truncated conversation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abbreviated, shortened

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tronqué — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Ancient Greek: κολοβός (kolobós) — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Irish: barrscoite — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Italian: troncato — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Latin: truncātus — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Portuguese: truncado — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Russian: усечённый (usečónnyj) — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Spanish: truncado — Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
  • Māori: mutu — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • Māori: koimutu — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • Māori: pore — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • Māori: kōporo — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • Māori: taparere — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • Tagalog: tinapyas — ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
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