falloff

falloff

See also: fall off and fall-off

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English fall offdeverb.
English falloff

    Deverbal from fall off.

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    Noun

    falloff (plural falloffs)

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

    Derived terms

    • falloff analysis
    • falloff test
    • pressure falloff

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