truncated

adjective

trun·​cat·​ed ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce truncated (audio)
ˈtrən-
1
a
: cut short : curtailed
a truncated schedule
b
: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic
2
: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base
a truncated cone

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Joao Pedro was Brighton’s joint-top scorer with Welbeck and Mitoma in the Premier League last season, with 10 goals (Rutter got five in his truncated campaign). Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The video ads produced by the RSLC echo similar, albeit truncated, arguments as their radio counterparts. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025 The tour hit the metro twice in three months, with a truncated show at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand coming across as rushed and the full set at what was then Xcel Energy Center feeling overstuffed and too long. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025 The approach makes the computationally affordable method known as the truncated Wigner approximation (TWA) accessible for a much wider range of real-world problems. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truncated

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of truncated was circa 1704

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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truncated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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