Adjective : an unnecessarily truncated essay. ,a truncated cone or pyramid. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : Truncate detailed explanations. ,The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4. From Dictionary.com.
On ABC's "This Week," where he is a regular contributor, Krugman makes the same arguments, albeit in truncated form. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Krugman, incensed and insistent about our economic ills] Reference
So now, whenever I post something at LiveJournal, that latest post will be displayed (in truncated form) on my private site. From Wordnik.com. [...Yet I Could Be Wrong] Reference
It is likely the structural changes would prevent fins from correctly forming, resulting instead in short, truncated fins, the authors suggest. From Wordnik.com. [News from The Scientist] Reference
New South Asia map drawn by Americans show Pak a truncated territory. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
The politicos come down for what we've come to call a truncated "stations of the cross": a levee-break, a school, and the Lower Ninth Ward. From Wordnik.com. [Stacy Parker Aab: If We Can Pursue Truth in Baseball, How about Truth Post-Katrina?] Reference
The echo of distant songs, the din of the market, and the cadence of the language itself—Creole—each word truncated to fit the meter of West African speech. From Wordnik.com. [The Serpent and the Rainbow] Reference
2003-12-23 - 2: 11 p.m. I think I want to use the word truncated in my conversation today. From Wordnik.com. [natinski Diary Entry] Reference
There was also a question above about a "truncated" commentary. From Wordnik.com. [Home Theater Forum] Reference
FOX and CW both released statements promising scaled-back and "truncated" pilot seasons. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Financial News] Reference
As soon as Leisk hears Pitoscia's "truncated" answer, she realizes her error and immediately asks. From Wordnik.com. [illegalsigns] Reference
T he January start date is unaffected, but surely this means that there will be some kind of truncated season. From Wordnik.com. [WatchersWatch.com] Reference
Or, in the words of Huston Smith, in describing the "truncated" nature of the modern (that is, "scientific") world view. From Wordnik.com. [Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog] Reference
When that method was duly exposed as fanciful, statisticians came up with a claim that stocks have been "truncated" since the. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
What kind of truncated life it must be, to have all your skies dissected by overhead wires, all your earth parceled out in neat lots. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Crossing] Reference
Sonia Sotomayor suggested she will vote for Skilling on that issue, faulting the trial judge for conducting a "truncated" session in questioning prospective jurors. From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg] Reference
Events are changed, truncated, altered in sequence. From Wordnik.com. [Dennis Palumbo: "MIRROR IMAGE"--Reflections on Fact and Fiction] Reference
I just remember how the conversation seemed truncated. From Wordnik.com. [Some Things You Never Forget] Reference
The truncated feed lines ended six feet from the tank. From Wordnik.com. [It Could Be Anything] Reference
A cruel, truncated joke of a Monday after this towering Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [Sports: The Grandest Slam] Reference
She saw that her first name had somehow been truncated to Maybe. From Wordnik.com. [Tuning Pegs] Reference
Dean: Yeah, I don't think you intentionally truncated that quote. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Dean On 'Countdown' Stands By Call To Relocate Mosque, Olbermann Pushes Back (VIDEO)] Reference
Sure it's dark, and sure, the writers 'strike truncated its debut season. From Wordnik.com. [Emmys: Special Victims Unit] Reference
Hall, we see before us, to the left, a hill in the shape of an obtuse truncated cone. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
His truncated upper arms go through the motions of the crawl, and he breathes through a snorkel. From Wordnik.com. [Philippe Croizon, English Channel Swimmer, Attempts Crossing As Quadruple Amputee (VIDEO)] Reference
This barrel now has the lower end in the form of a truncated cone, the upper end being cut square. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
McCain is scrambling to save the measure before time runs out in this truncated congressional year. From Wordnik.com. [Tolls On Tobacco Road] Reference
However, unless it was truncated to around two hours per day, these inefficient periods would remain. From Wordnik.com. [French Vanilla Death - Seconda Parte] Reference
A plaintive melody truncated symphony, An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore, Los Angeles, I'm yours. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Meloy: '10-Dollar Words' For A Cause] Reference
The truncated session was necessary because of a mistake that itself stemmed from Congress's many rules. From Wordnik.com. [How to Fix a Dysfunctional Senate: Cut 98 Senators] Reference
Martin's truncated start left the Nationals bullpen, having thrown 9 2/3 innings in two days, in tatters. From Wordnik.com. [J.D. Martin on disabled list; Collin Balester staying; bullpen in rough shape] Reference
In one unforgettable image, truncated ventilation pipes lie piled up in the corner of a desolate concrete warehouse. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Two Songs by Mark Power] Reference
The bottom of the tank enclosed by the interior wall is a truncated cone whose base is at the level of the wall top. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
First, for tens of millions of early voters, the campaign process of informing and persuading is effectively truncated. From Wordnik.com. [Farewell, Election Day] Reference
In the truncated conquest of Fallujah, U.S. commanders ignored Napoleon's axiom: "If you start to take Vienna -- take Vienna.". From Wordnik.com. [A LETHAL IDEA STILL LIVES] Reference
Albright said Jaffar now lives in Syria, where he has been writing books about his truncated career as Saddam's nuclear wizard. From Wordnik.com. [HELD: IRAQ'S SCIENTISTS] Reference
Failing bombs: Shirer covered Hitler's truncated "Thousand-Year Reich," years vividly recaptured in the journalist's 1941 "Berlin Diary.". From Wordnik.com. [Eyewitness To The 20Th Century] Reference
The truncated roof is fully developed, with moulded cornices of good section, the modillions being frequently carved with acanthus-leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
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