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Meaning of "tail-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAIL-OFF

tail-off  [ˈteɪlˌɒf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAIL-OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tail-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 TAIL-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tail-off in the English dictionary

The definition of tail-off in the dictionary is a gradual decrease in number, amount, quantity, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAIL-OFF


blowoff
ˈbləʊˌɒf
burn-off
ˈbɜːnˌɒf
checkoff
ˈtʃekˌɒf
cook-off
ˈkʊkˌɒf
die-off
ˈdaɪˌɒf
fall-off
ˈfɔːlˌɒf
kick-off
ˈkɪkˌɒf
liftoff
ˈlɪftˌɒf
logoff
ˈlɒɡˌɒf
pickoff
ˈpɪkˌɒf
rip-off
ˈrɪpˌɒf
rub-off
ˈrʌbˌɒf
sendoff
ˈsɛndˌɒf
spin-off
ˈspɪnˌɒf
standoff
ˈstændˌɒf
stop-off
ˈstɒpˌɒf
takeoff
ˈteɪkˌɒf
tear-off
ˈtɛərˌɒf
throw-off
ˈθrəʊˌɒf
write-off
ˈraɪtˌɒf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAIL-OFF

tail lamp
tail off
tail out
tail rotor
tail section
tail unit
tail wheel
tail-heavy
tail-light
tail-like
tailard
tailback
tailboard
tailbone
tailcoated
tailender
tailer
taileron
tailfin
tailfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAIL-OFF

cut-off
drop-off
face-off
far-off
hands-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
run-off
sell-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
trade-off
turn-off
well-off

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tail-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAIL-OFF

Find out the translation of tail-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tail-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 «tail-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尾关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cola -off
570 millions of speakers

English

tail-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूंछ बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذيل حالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хвост -офф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cauda -off
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেঙ্গুড় বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

queue -off
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwanz -off
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漸減
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬리 오프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buntut-mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đuôi -off
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வால்-ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेपटी-बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuyruk-off
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tail - off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tail - off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хвіст - офф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coada - off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρά - off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stert -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svans -off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tail -off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tail-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAIL-OFF»

The term «tail-off» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.029 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAIL-OFF» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAIL-OFF»

Discover the use of tail-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tail-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Rabbit Lost His Tail: A Traditional Cherokee Legend
In this, the third volume of the Grandmother Stories, Rabbit, whose Cherokee name is Ji-Stu, loses his long tail which is covered with thick, silky fur.
Deborah L. Duvall, 2003
2
Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary
... S/he cuts the tail off. kiskayowesam (VTI) S/he cuts the tail off it. kiskayowesowew (VTA) S/he cuts the tail off someone. kiskayowesikew (VTI) S/ he cuts the tail off things. kIskayowetahwew (VTA) S/he chops the tail off. kiskayowetaham (VTI) ...
Nancy LeClaire, George Cardinal, Harold Cardinal, 1998
3
Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
The gecko Coleonyx variegatus, for example, raises its tail off the ground when first approached by a predatory snake. As the tail waves back and forth, the snake changes its orientation from the relatively large body of the lizard to its moving ...
Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. Vitt, 2006
4
Recent Trends In Applied Systems Research 1995
Onboard RTD, based on prefixed threshold detection of vehicle acceleration as an indicator of thrust tail off. The pre-programmed approach lacks robustness as it can either lead to premature separation or delayed separation with attendant ...
P. Radhakrishnan
5
Fullerenes for the New Millennium: Proceedings of the ...
Interestingly, the calculated lifetimes of the dyads, both in the 'tail-on' and 'tail- off forms, are found to be much smaller than that of the pristine ZnTPP and the ZnTPP- picoline complex, indicating the occurrence of efficient charge separation  ...
Prashant V. Kamat, Dirk M. Guldi, Karl M. Kadish, 2001
6
Drug Delivery to the Lung
A. CFC- free salbutamol MDI showing relatively quick tail-off after the 200th actuation is reached. B. CFC salbutamol tail-off showing very variable tail-off once the 200th dose has been passed. (From Ref. 85.) 1 Effect of storage temperature: ...
Hans Bisgaard, Chris O'Callaghan, Gerald C. Smaldone, 2001
7
Forecasting Tourism Demand
Table 6.3 ARMA models suggested by a time series' autocorrelations and partial autocorrelations Model (order) Autocorrelations Partial autocorrelations Autoregressive (p) Tail off Cut off after lag p Moving average (q) Cut off after lag q Tail off ...
Douglas Frechtling, 2012
8
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Buzz is often synonymous with word-of-mouth. Word of mouth and buzz are important to viral marketing. "Bethani had to work her tail off just to get a ‘B' and she did." —Chicago (DuPage) Daily Herald (10/13/2011) "I'm damn proud of  ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
9
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
tail tail off to gradually lessen; = taper off ♢ Sales of new cars always tail off when people are worried about losing their jobs. turn tail 1 to suddenly leave ♢ The only thing 1 could do was to turn tail and run from my attacker. 2 to suddenly change ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
10
Simulation Systems
... SPEEDUP2 V$LDENDSUX TRANSFER ,G08 Queue Up for Speed Up Section 3 Occupy Speed Up Section 3 EXIT Speed Up Section 3 Queue 78,GO3 72,G04 48,GO5 30,G06 24,GO7 Action Taken Depends on Piece Height Time to Tail Off ...
George Zobrist, James V. Leonard, 2000

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tail-off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
December sales up on 2014 despite end of month tail-off, says …
December sales up on 2014 despite end of month tail-off, says Garden Centre Association. 18 January 2015, by Matthew Appleby, Be the first to comment ... «Horticulture Week, Jan 15»
2
McLaren says tail-off of F1 relationship with Mercedes inevitable
McLaren F1 2013 McLaren believes it is inevitable for its relationship with Mercedes to tail-off next season, which will mark the end of their partnership. «autosport.com, May 13»

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