cutoff

Plural: cutoffs

Noun

• a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
• a route shorter than the usual one
• a device that terminates the flow in a pipe
• The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
• The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
• 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.
• The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
• Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
• A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
• A horizontal line separating sections of the page.

Adj

• Constituting a limit or ending.
• Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.

Synonyms

crosscut, shortcut

Related Words

cutback, cutdown, offcut