Antonyms for truncated


Grammar : Verb
Spell : truhng-key-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrʌŋ keɪ tɪd


Definition of truncated

Origin :
  • late 15c., past participle adjective from truncate. Originally in heraldry; modern senses are post-1700.
  • verb shorten
Example sentences :
  • The animals stopped on the upper plateau of the truncated cone.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
  • Modioliform: globular, truncated at both ends; like the hub of a wheel.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • The pyramid of Cholula is of truncated form, like most of these numerous structures.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
  • Too far from the truncated kopjes to reap any benefit from them.
  • Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
  • The general form of the egg is still that of a truncated ellipsoid.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • But there is also a truncated mound, fifty by eighty feet, and nine feet high.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • In the truncated summit of Mount Rainier there are three craters.
  • Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various
  • Their capitals are imitated from truncated lotus-buds, like that in Fig. 42.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • Inner aperture of the cone nearly as broad as the half radius of the shell, about twice as broad as the truncated outer aperture.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Basal third of the arms square; distal two thirds triangular, three times as broad, with a truncated distal end.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel

Synonyms for truncated

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