truncate
VERBADJECTIVE
/trəŋ,keɪt/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
truncate is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1U1N1C3A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does truncate mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Make shorter as if by cutting off.
“truncate a word”
“Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one.
“truncate a series”
BROADER
3
Replace a corner by a plane.
BROADER
RELATED
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off.
“a truncate leaf”
“truncated volcanic mountains”
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SIMILAR