truncate

Verb	1.	truncate - replace a corner by a plane geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces substitute, replace - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
	2.	truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
	3.	truncate - make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" cut short shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
Adj.	1.	truncate - terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" truncated short - primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

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