different between syncopate vs truncate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syncop?tus, past participle of syncop?, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek ??? (sún, “with”) + ????? (kópt?, “cut”)

Verb

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

1. (transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
2. (transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation

Related terms

• syncope

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin trunc?tus, perfect passive participle of trunc? (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t????ke?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t????ke?t/

Verb

truncate (third-person singular simple present truncates, present participle truncating, simple past and past participle truncated)

1. (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
2. (mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
3. (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

Synonyms

• (mathematics): round down

Related terms

• trunk
• truncation

Translations

See also

• (geometry): dual polyhedron

Adjective

truncate (not comparable)

1. Truncated.
2. (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.

Translations

Further reading

• truncate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• truncate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Participle

trunc?te

1. vocative masculine singular of trunc?tus