truncated
6
6.3
- adjective
- /trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/
- The meeting was truncated due to time constraints, so we couldn't cover all the agenda items.
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeAnd this is a very truncated timeline just drawn from the first few books.
- And this is a very truncated timeline just drawn from the first few books.
- But then if sleep is truncated, it clearly has an effect on daytime fuel regulation.
- What if instead it's God's merciful warning for a short period of time, truncated immensely?
- There is a massive difference between acute truncated short term normal responses versus long term dysregulation.
- And they adopted, adapted, it can't happen here to the stage, which meant, you know, it's very much truncated down.
Examples
-
But then if sleep is truncated, it clearly has an effect on daytime fuel regulation.
-
And this is a very truncated timeline just drawn from the first few books.
-
So a couple back, I mean, we did we had a truncated conversation about our dogs and what we would do if they died.
-
There is a massive difference between acute truncated short term normal responses versus long term dysregulation.
-
Her presentation was truncated, leaving out some important details about the project.
-
After the storm, many events were truncated, resulting in a reduced schedule for the festival.
Synonyms
125
1.6
Made smaller in size, amount, or price
24
4.9
With parts removed to make it shorter
16
6.0
Cut shorter by sawing, often a gun or pipe
15
2.5
Made not as long in time, size, or distance
13
4.2
Shorter than normal in time or length
11
4.4
Separated by cutting from a larger thing
7
4.2
Shortened text that keeps the main ideas and events
6
3.7
Cut neatly to make a tidy shape, like a hedge or beard
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.2
A pyramid with the top cut off by a flat cut parallel to its base
- Specialized
1
7.2
A cone shape with the top cut off leaving two round ends of different sizes
How Short
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Truncated comes from an old Latin word truncare meaning 'to cut off', from truncus meaning 'trunk' or 'stump'. Imagine a speech or meeting with its top cut off like a tree, and you will remember that truncated means 'shortened' or cut short in time or length.