cut off as though shortened.
To chop off the fractional part of a real number so that only the integer part remains. For example, if the real number 1.99999999999 is truncated, the truncated value is 1.
conidium with a scar flattened off at the point of attachment
When manipulating a sample, truncation shortens a sample's length by trimming off parts of the beginning and/or end.
with an abruptly transverse end, as if cut off.
Cut-off somewhat squarely at the end.
having a flattened or chopped off end like the end of a baseball bat.
a. (L. truncatus, cut off) terminating abruptly, as if tapering end were cut off; cut squarely across, either at the base or apex of an organ.
cut squarely across; shortened
To truncate something is to shorten it, or cut part of it off. In computer ...
Square or broad at the end, not tapered, base or apex essentially straight across Tubular (flower) – with the basal portion hollow and tube-like
Abruptly cut off; applied to the square-ended appearance of certain bivalve shells.
shortened and squared off: broad at the tip
having the end shortened or squared off
blunt, sharply cut off, either squarely or obliquely, as in apex of terminal segments and plates of mouthparts
replace a corner by a plane
make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
To shorten a search term in order to get all terms with the same root or to get both the singular and plural forms of a word. In the Otis OPAC, truncation is automatic (for example, typing in 'paint' would bring up records that include the words paint, paints, painting, paintings, painter, painters; to just search for the term paint, type an explanation point after the word: 'paint!'); in other systems a symbol (often a ?) must be typed.
shape: a blunt, squared off end.
abruptly ending as if cut off.
Ending abrubtly. The end appears cut-off straight across.
As if chopped off, having the apex or base of an organ transversely straight or nearly straight.
Dome shape with a flattened off top, similar to the shape of a finger tip pressed on to a flat surface.
In database searching, to cut the search term short at any point in order, for example, to retrieve all terms with a common root or both the singular and plural forms of a word. Often requires using a truncation symbols, (e.g. *,?,#).
Having more or less squared tips, as in the tail feathers of many older birds. See acute.
Referring to a structure or margin that is ‘squared-off' or has a projecting squared-off element.
To shorten or cut off part of a keyword. The keyword is shortened so that it will match with all terms starting with the same stem, e.g. librar* will match with library, libraries, librarian, librarianship, etc.
cut off, as in a truncate-globose fruit, which is globular but cut off at the top
Cut off squarely at the tip. tubular vein A pigmented wing vein that is hollow and therefore appears darker laterally and lighter medially; it can be seen with both reflected and transmitted light (cf. nebulous, spectral veins).
To discard all digits to the right of a particular place; to slice off a piece of a pyramid or cone.
To cut, to shorten - for example, "truncate a file after line 10" means to remove all lines after line 10.
To slice off a corner of a polyhedron around a vertex. The figure at the top of this page shows a cube with one vertex truncated.
The apex or base of a structure that is flat or ends abruptly. It appears to be cut off.
To shorten or reduce a string value. For example, the value This is My String might be truncated to My String. Contrast with round.
with the base or tip transversely straight as if cut off
means to shorten or cut off. In the context of online searching it refers to using a root word as a search term in conjunction with a prescribed command determined by the search engine (in the case of our OPAC the "?" is the command to truncate). The search engine will then search for every instance of the root word and every possible variation following. For example truncating "bank" like this, "bank?" will retrieve records containing: bank, banked, banks, banking or bankruptcy.
With the apex (or base) transversely straight or nearly so, as if cut off.
Blunt or square at the tip, as if cut off.
Having the end squared off or even. ( 14)
vb. To cut off the beginning or end of a series of characters or numbers; specifically, to eliminate one or more of the least significant (typically rightmost) digits. In truncation, numbers are simply eliminated, unlike rounding, in which the rightmost digit might be incremented to preserve accuracy. Compare round.