cutoff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
  2. A cutoff point (cutoff value, threshold value, cutpoint): the amount set by an operational definition as the transition point between states in a discretization or dichotomization.
  3. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
  4. A device that stops the flow of a current.
  5. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
  6. A cessation in a flow or activity.
  7. The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
  8. Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
  9. A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
  10. A horizontal line separating sections of the page.
adj
  1. Constituting a limit or ending.
  2. Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.

Pronunciation

/kəˈtɒf/ /kəˈtɔːf/ ŏf /kəˈtɔf/ /kəˈtɑf/ [kəˈɾɑf] [kəˈɾɔːf] en-au-cut off.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cutoff.wav

Word forms

cutoff cutoffs cut off cut-off

Etymology

Deverbal from cut off.

Translations

Bulgarian: изключване Bulgarian: прекъсване Finnish: päätepiste French: seuil French: de seuil French: de coupure Italian: soglia Italian: di soglia Italian: di taglio Portuguese: término Portuguese: limite Romanian: separare (punct de...) Romanian: întrerupere (punct de...) Russian: выключе́ние Spanish: corte
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