Hyphenation of truncate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word truncate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

trun-cate

Definitions of truncate:

1.	Replace a corner by a plane
2.	Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one Truncate a series
3.	Make shorter as if by cutting off Truncate a word Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
4.	Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off A truncate leaf Truncated volcanic mountains A truncated pyramid

Synonyms of truncate:

adj	truncated, short
verb	substitute, replace
verb	estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
verb	cut short, shorten

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