cutoff

== English == === Alternative forms === cut off, cut-off === Etymology === Deverbal from cut off. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈtɒf/ (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /kəˈtɔːf/ (General American) enPR: ŏf, IPA(key): /kəˈtɔf/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /kəˈtɑf/, [kəˈɾɑf] (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈtɔːf/, [kəˈɾɔːf] === Noun === cutoff (countable and uncountable, plural cutoffs) The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited. (medicine) 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. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut. A device that stops the flow of a current. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off). A cessation in a flow or activity. (poker) The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop. (fashion, chiefly in the plural) Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers. (fashion) A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt. (journalism) A horizontal line separating sections of the page. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cutoff (not comparable) Constituting a limit or ending. (psychology, medicine) Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar. === Anagrams === offcut