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Meaning of "run-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUN-OFF

run-off  [ˈrʌnɒf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUN-OFF

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Run-Off is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUN-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Runoff

Run-off or runoff may refer to: ▪ Surface runoff, the flow of water, from rain, snow melt, or other sources, over land ▪ Runoff model, a mathematical model describing the rainfall-runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area or watershed ▪ Runoff curve number, an empirical parameter used in hydrology ▪ Runoff voting or Two-round system, a voting system used to elect a single winner, whereby only two candidates from the first round continue to the second round ▪ Instant-runoff voting, an electoral system in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference ▪ RUNOFF, the first computer text formatting program, running on the CTSS operating system ▪ Runoff, the type-setting program on the Multics operating system ▪ Run-off area, an area on a racetrack for racer safety ▪ Bleed, printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming...

Definition of run-off in the English dictionary

The first definition of run-off in the dictionary is an extra vote which is held in order to decide the winner of an election, because no-one has yet clearly won. Other definition of run-off is an extra contest which is held in order to decide the winner of a competition, because no-one has yet clearly won. Run-Off is also rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUN-OFF


Glazunov
ˈɡlæzʊnɒf
Godunov
ˈɡɒdəˌnɒf
Parvanov
ˈpærvanɒf
Rachmaninoff
rækˈmænɪˌnɒf
Romanov
ˈrəʊmənɒf
stroganoff
ˈstrɒɡəˌnɒf
turn-off
ˈtɜːnɒf
Ustinov
ˈjuːstɪnɒf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUN-OFF

run to
run to earth
run up
run wild
run with
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
run-down
run-in
run-of-paper
run-of-the-mill
run-on
run-resist
run-through
run-up
runabout
runabout ticket
runagate
runanga
runaround
runaway

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUN-OFF

agricultural run-off
burn-off
cut-off
drop-off
face-off
in-off
kick-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
sawn-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
spin-off
stop-off

Synonyms and antonyms of run-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «run-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUN-OFF

Find out the translation of run-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of run-off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «run-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

决胜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escorrentía
570 millions of speakers

English

run-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रन दूर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاعادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стоки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

run-off
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালানো বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruissellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Run-off
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

流出
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실행 - 오프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Run-off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chảy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரன்-ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धावपट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

run-off
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spareggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

run- off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стоки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

run- off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορροή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afloop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avrinning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avrenning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of run-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN-OFF»

The term «run-off» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN-OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about run-off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUN-OFF»

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1
Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation
Audience This book will be of interest to hydrologists, hydro-geologists, engineers, geographers, agronomists, soil scientists, groundwater modellers, environmental physicists, limnologists
K.-P. Seiler, J.R. Gat, 2007
2
Siberian River Run-off in the Kara Sea: Characterisation, ...
Within the joint German-Russian research project "Siberian River Run-off (SIRRO)" multidisciplinary studies were carried out in the Ob and Yenisei estuaries and adjacent southern Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean).
Stein Ruediger, 2003
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Miscellaneous Publication
This is a report on the results of studies conducted at the Makwapala station on run-off and soil washing, terracing, and resistance crops. Soil conditions at the Port Herald station are discussed. Duley, F. L. (3052) CONTROLLING SURFACE  ...
‎1938
4
Studies of relations of rainfall and run-off in the United ...
The stream flow that has occurred under such conditions must have resulted mostly from the small amounts of surface run-off resulting from lntense rainfall of short duration or melting snow which the ground could not absorb or from seepage ...
William Glenn Hoyt, 1936
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Olive River Run-off Plots Description of the Experiment
Fig. 2 lop-view of layout of the run-off Fig. 7 Cross Section of Hillside Ditch,. experiment plots Legends 1 Barb- wire fern,*: 2 En.tr ail „t .-ate 3 Earth wall h plot boundary wall 5 Plot area 6 Plot pavement 7 Hi llside ditch 8 Grass buffer strip 9 ...
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The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent
On the south, Yamuna joins the Ganga at Allahabad where its total annual run-off is more than that of the Ganga. The average annual run-off of the Ganga is about 0.06 trillion (1012) cubic metre against 0.09 trillion (1012) cubic metre for the ...
Pranab Kumar Parua, 2010
7
Fire damage from increased run-off and erosion, Cleveland ...
Cover title.
Charles C Buck, Wallace Leo Fons, Clive M. Countryman, 1948
8
Power System Operation and Control
6.4 CO-ORDINATION OF RUN-OFF RIVER PLANT AND STEAM PLANT A run-off river hydro-plant operates as the water is available in needed quantities. These plants are provided with a small pondage or reservoir, which makes it possible ...
S. Sivanagaraju, 2009
9
Engineering Geology and Construction
A detailed understanding of the run-off processes involved in a catchment and stream channels is required for the development of flood forecasting but is less necessary for long-term prediction. The ability to provide enough advance warning ...
Fred G. Bell, 2004
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Elements of Water Resources Engineering
INTRODUCTION The run off process was discussed in chapter 1. It was pointed out that run off from the catchment comprised of the overland, inter flow and the ground water flow and all these three contribute to the stream flow. While the ...
K. N. Duggal, J. P. Soni, 1996

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUN-OFF»

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Romanian election: Presidential run-off vote expected
If the vote enters a run-off, the prime minister is likely to face Mr Iohannis, a 55-year-old ethnic German mayor who has the support of two centre-right parties. «BBC News, Nov 14»
2
Afghanistan Presidential Election Set For Run-Off
Afghanistan's former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah won the most votes in the country's election of a new president, but not enough to avoid a run-off ... «TIME, Apr 14»

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