truncate

verbs

replace a corner by a plane

truncate

is derived from

truncation

domain category

the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

geometry

is a type of (narrower)

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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

exchange, interchange, replace, substitute

approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

"truncate a series"

truncate

domain category

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

math, mathematics, maths

is a type of (narrower)

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge

make shorter as if by cutting off

"truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

cut short, truncate

is derived from

truncation

adjectives

terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

"a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"

truncate, truncated