curtate

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adjective

Shortened, having been shortened.

Similar
truncatetruncated
OriginLatin curtātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecurtate (comparative more curtate, superlative most curtate)

comparative more curtate · superlative most curtate

  1. Shortened, having been shortened.

    Synonyms: truncate, truncated

  2. astronomyDescribing any distance measured in the ecliptic plane between the Sun (or Earth) and the orthogonal projection of an astronomical object (particularly another planet) onto said plane.
  3. actuarial scienceRounded down.
  4. mathematicsDescribing a trochoid as traced from a point within a circle.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShortened, having been shortened.

Similar
truncatetruncated

Origin

  1. Latincurtātus
  2. Englishcurtate

First attested in 1676; borrowed from Latin curtātus, perfect passive participle of curtō (“to shorten”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian съкратен, скъсен
  • съкратен (săkraten)shortened
  • скъсен (skăsen)shortened
Cite this entry
APA

curtate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtate

MLA

“curtate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curtate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtate.

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