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truncated

truncated

6.3
Shortened because a part is cut away or time is limited
  • adjective
  • /trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : truncado
  • The meeting was truncated due to time constraints, so we couldn't cover all the agenda items.

And this is a very truncated timeline just drawn from the first few books.

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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

cut off
vstruncated
23 4.4

Separated by cutting from a larger thing

refers to a decrease in size or duration rather than the act of detaching parts
sawed-off
vstruncated
8 6.0

Cut shorter by sawing, often a gun or pipe

focuses on physical decrease in length caused by removing a part, not general reduction
abbreviated
vstruncated
3 4.2

Shorter than normal in time or length

applies to any decrease in length or time without expectation reference
abridged
vstruncated
1 4.2

Shortened text that keeps the main ideas and events

is more general and applies to any physical or abstract reduction, not only texts
cut
vstruncated
1 4.9

With parts removed to make it shorter

is broader and also covers decreases that do not involve removing parts
shortened
vstruncated
2.5

Made not as long in time, size, or distance

is the same in meaning without extra limitation or nuance
clipped
vstruncated
3.7

Cut neatly to make a tidy shape, like a hedge or beard

is more general and does not emphasize neatness or precision in change
reduced
vstruncated
1.6

Made smaller in size, amount, or price

often means a decrease caused by removing parts or lowering its extent

Antonyms

28 3.4

Not shortened, showing the whole film or dress

4 3.5

Stretched out to a longer length in space

Compounds

truncated cone
  • Specialized
7.2

A cone shape with the top cut off leaving two round ends of different sizes

truncated pyramid
  • Specialized
7.2

A pyramid with the top cut off by a flat cut parallel to its base

How Short

severed
  • NSFW
1 5.8
truncated
6.3
shortened
2.5
trimmed
1.0

Surface Forms

truncated positive

Morphology

truncated = truncate (transparent) = truncate + ed

Standard past-participle/adjective formation from the verb 'truncate', so the meaning 'shortened/cut off' follows directly from the base.

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.