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falloff

falloff noun: a reduction or decline.

Noun

falloff (countable and uncountable, plural falloffs)

  1. A reduction or decline.
    • In those portions of District 2 outside of South Boston the falloff in voter participation was dramatic.1983 December 31, Robert P. Wasson Jr., “"Whither BL/GPA?"—A Response”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 5
    Synonyms:
    drop-off
  2. A note immediately followed by a rapidly descending group of notes.
    • Jazz symbols include many contoured articulations and inflections, such as doits, fall-offs, and scoops.1995, Music & Computers, volume 1, numbers 2-4, page 57
  3. The noticeable retraction and falling movement of a buck from a doe, usually indicating successful insemination.

Synonyms of falloff

Forms of falloff

pluralfalloffs
alternative formfall-off

Origin of falloff

Deverbal from fall off.

Words formed from falloff

  • falloff analysis
  • falloff test
  • pressure falloff

Questions about falloff

What does falloff mean?
Falloff means a reduction or decline.
What part of speech is falloff?
Falloff is a noun.
What is the plural of falloff?
The plural of falloff is falloffs.

Words near falloff in the dictionary

  1. Fallingwater
  2. Fallis
  3. fallish
  4. fallo
  5. Fallodon
  6. falloff
  7. falloffs
  8. Fallon
  9. Fallon County
  10. Fallon Station
  11. Fallons

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