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truncates

truncates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of truncate.

Meaning of truncate

Verb

truncate (third-person singular simple present truncates, present participle truncating, simple past and past participle truncated)

  1. (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
    • The script was truncated to leave time for commercials.
  2. (transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
  3. To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

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Questions about truncates

What is truncates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Truncates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of truncate.

Words near truncates in the dictionary

  1. truncatedness
  2. truncatellid
  3. truncatellids
  4. truncately
  5. truncateness
  6. truncates
  7. truncating
  8. truncation
  9. truncational
  10. truncations
  11. truncator

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