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offcoming

offcoming adjective: coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting.

Adjective

offcoming (comparative more offcoming, superlative most offcoming)

  1. coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting
    • Heterogeneous reactions involving the offcoming vapors are accelerated or retarded.1994, Jerry P. Byers, Metalworking Fluids
    • The workday began at first light and continued until evening twilight. The men first stored their hammocks, then went about sweeping and swabbing down the decks. Breakfast was timed so as to feed the ongoing watch and then the offcoming watch.2003, M. Hill Goodspeed, U.S. Navy: A Complete History

Forms of offcoming

comparativemore offcoming
superlativemost offcoming
alternative formoff-coming
alternative formoff coming

Origin of offcoming

From off- + coming. Compare incoming, oncoming, upcoming, etc.

Questions about offcoming

What does offcoming mean?
Offcoming means coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting.
What part of speech is offcoming?
Offcoming is an adjective.

Words near offcoming in the dictionary

  1. offchance
  2. Offchurch
  3. offcome
  4. offcomer
  5. offcomers
  6. offcoming
  7. offcumden
  8. offcumdens
  9. offcut
  10. offcuts
  11. offcutter

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