v.
/
trʌŋˈkeɪt,
ˈtrʌŋ-/
[
often as adj. truncated]
shorten by cutting off the top or the end.
adj.
/
ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/
Botany &
Zoology (of a leaf, feather, etc.) ending abruptly as if truncated.
Derivative
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as truncation): from L. truncat-, truncare ‘maim’.
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