Category:Truncate

Trun"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truncated; p. pr. & vb. n. Truncating.] Etym: [l. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut off, Mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See trunk.]

Defn: to cut off; to lop; to maim.

Truncate Trun"cate, a. Etym: [l. truncatus, p. p. ]

Defn: appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or Feather.