
Curtate
UK
/ˈkɜː.teɪt/
US
/ˈkɜr.teɪt/

Translation of "curtate" into Russian
curtate
VerbUK
/ˈkɜː.teɪt/
US
/ˈkɜr.teɪt/
curtate
curtates
curtated Past Simple / Past Participle
curtating Gerund
The company decided to curtate the project due to budget constraints.
Компания решила сократить проект из-за бюджетных ограничений.
curtate
AdjectiveUK
/ˈkɜː.teɪt/
US
/ˈkɜr.teɪt/
curtate
more curtate Comp.
most curtate Super.
The curtate form of the cone was used in the design.
В дизайне использовалась усечённая форма конуса.
Additional translations
Definitions
curtate
VerbUK
/ˈkɜː.teɪt/
US
/ˈkɜr.teɪt/
To shorten or reduce in length.
The editor decided to curtate the lengthy manuscript to fit the publication's requirements.
curtate
AdjectiveUK
/ˈkɜː.teɪt/
US
/ˈkɜr.teɪt/
Having been shortened or truncated.
The curtate version of the novel was much easier to read in one sitting.
(Mathematics, physics) Of a cycloid or similar curve: generated by a point situated within the rolling circle’s circumference, so that the resulting path or arc is shorter than that of the circle itself; having a shortened radius or length.
In classical mechanics the curtate cycloid describes the trajectory of a point fixed inside a rolling wheel.