cutoff

N การ จำกัด  kan-jam-kad

cutoff

N ทางลัด  tang-lad

cutoff

cut off |ˈkətˌôf ˈkədɔf | ▶adjective 1 of or constituting a limit: the cutoff date to register is July 2. 2 (of a device ) producing an interruption or cessation of a power or fuel supply: a cutoff valve. 3 (of an item of clothing ) having been cut short: a cutoff T-shirt. 4 (of a person ) isolated from or no longer having access to someone or something: aid to the cutoff troops in the north. ▶noun 1 a point or level that is a designated limit of something: 1 p.m. is the cutoff for being out of the woods. 2 an act of stopping or interrupting the supply or provision of something: a cutoff of aid would be a disaster. • a device for producing an interruption or cessation of a power or fuel supply. • a sudden drop in amplification or responsiveness of an electric device at a certain frequency: [ as modifier ] : a cutoff frequency of 8 Hz. • the stopping of the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam engine when the piston has traveled a set percentage of its stroke. 3 (cutoffs ) shorts made by cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans or other trousers above or at the knee and leaving the edges unhemmed. 4 a shortcut. 5 Geology a pattern of a meandering stream in which a channel cuts a new course to bypass a meander bend.