truncate
英 [trʌŋ'keɪt; 'trʌŋ-]
美[trʌŋ'ket]
- adj. 截短的；被删节的
- vt. 把…截短；缩短；使成平面
英英释意
- 1. replace a corner by a plane
- 2. approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one;
- "truncate a series"
- 3. make shorter as if by cutting off;
- "truncate a word"
- "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"