Main Entry:

²truncate

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

trun·cat·ed; trun·cat·ing

Date:

circa 1727

1 : to shorten by or as if by cutting off 2 : to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a plane

— trun·ca·tion \trəŋ-ˈkā-shən, trən-\ noun