Cutoff or cut off or cut-off may refer to:
Places
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Cut Off, Louisiana
Cut Off (historically named La Coupe) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,533 in 2020. It is part of the Houma– Bayou Cane– Thibodaux metro ...
, a town in the US
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Cutoff, Georgia Cutoff is an unincorporated community in Macon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, an unincorporated community in the US
Alternative routes (US:Westward Expansion Trails)
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Elliott Cutoff
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Hastings Cutoff
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Lander Cutoff
The Emigrant Trail in Wyoming, which is the path followed by Western pioneers using the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Mormon Trail (collectively referred to as the Emigrant Trail), spans through the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail entered f ...
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Lassen Cutoff
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Meek Cutoff
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Salt Lake Cutoff
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Tucson Cutoff
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Woodbury Cutoff
Clothing and fashion
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Cut-off or kutte, a usually sleeveless decorated jacket
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Crop top, or cutoff, a shirt that exposes the midriff
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Cut-off shorts, long pants that have been cut at the knee level (usually without a hem) to create shorts
Science and technology
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Cut-off (electronics), a state of negligible conduction
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Cutoff (metalworking)
Blanking and piercing are shearing (metalworking), shearing processes in which a Punch (metalworking), punch and die (manufacturing), die are used to produce parts from coil or sheet stock. Blanking produces the outside features of the componen ...
, a piercing operation used to cut a workpiece from the stock
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Cutoff (meteorology)
Blocks in meteorology are large-scale patterns in the atmospheric pressure field that are nearly stationary, effectively "blocking" or redirecting migratory cyclones. They are also known as blocking highs or blocking anticyclones.Glossary of Mete ...
, a high- or low-pressure system stuck in place due to a lack of steering currents
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Cutoff (physics)
In theoretical physics, cutoff (AE: cutoff, BE: cut-off) is an arbitrary maximal or minimal value of energy, momentum, or length
Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimens ...
, a threshold value for a quantity
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Cutoff (reference value), a one-sided reference range in health-related fields
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Cutoff (steam engine), the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed
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Cutoff frequency, in telecommunications and digital signal processing
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Cutoff grade Cutoff grade is the minimum grade required in order for a mineral or metal to be economically mined (or processed). Material found to be above this grade is considered to be ore
Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more ...
, in mining, the level of mineral in an ore below which it is not economically feasible to mine it
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Cutoff voltage, the voltage at which a battery is considered fully discharged
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Fuse (electrical) (or cutoff), a type of overcurrent protection device
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Meander cutoff, a course change in a meandering river
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Thermal cutoff, an electrical safety device that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature
Other uses
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Cut-off (poker), the seat to the right of the dealer or button, second best position
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Railroad cutoff
A railroad (or railway) cutoff (or cut-off) is a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route, typically one where the old line is deficient for some reason.
Reasons and types
The term "cutoff" refers to the fact that the n ...
, a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route
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Cutoff Mountain, a summit in Montana
See also
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Cutting off
Driving etiquette refers to the general courtesy rules communities expect drivers to follow. The term dates back to the early 1900s and the use of horse-drawn carriages.
Driving etiquette typically involves being courteous and staying alert, whic ...
, a hazardous driving technique
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