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Meaning of cutoff

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cutoff

noun

Definitions

  1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

  2. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.

  3. A device that stops the flow of a current.

  4. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Constituting a limit or ending.

  2. Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.