falloff

See also: fall off and fall-off

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Etymology

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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