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| trun·ca·ted [ trúng kàytəd ] |
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1. with end removed: shortened by having a part cut off or removed
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2. mathematics with end replaced by plane: describes a geometric figure that has the apex or an end removed and replaced with a plane section, often parallel to the base
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3. crystallography having incomplete corners: describes a crystal that lacks the fully formed corners or faces that would be present in a simple form of the crystal
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4. poetry with one syllable fewer: describes a line of poetry that has one syllable fewer in one of its feet than in others in the line
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