vt. 切去头端, 缩短, 截棱, 使成平面

a. 切去了头的, 缩短了的

[医] 切断, 截去支节; 切状的, 截状的(叶端)

Truncate \Trun"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Truncated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Truncating}.] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut
off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See
{Trunk}.]
To cut off; to lop; to maim.


Truncate \Trun"cate\, a. [L. truncatus, p. p. ]
Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or
feather.