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Definition of Falloff
1. Noun. A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality. "A falloff in quality"
Generic synonyms: Declension, Decline In Quality, Deterioration, Worsening
Derivative terms: Drop Off, Fall Off, Fall Off, Slack, Slack, Slack, Slump
Definition of Falloff
1. Noun. A reduction or decline. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Falloff
1. a decline in quantity or quality [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Falloff
Literary usage of Falloff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Scientific Workshop on the Health Effects of Electric and by Philip J. Bierbaum (1994)
"... from Transformer in Feet (R) Measured falloff of Magnetic Field Predicted
falloff by R Squared Predicted falloff by R Cubed density to be shunted. ..."
2. Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality and edited by Mary Frances Berry (2000)
"Now, let me come to the matter of how one ought to view the ridership falloff
that was discussed earlier, and, I think, suggesting that the poor quality of ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"It is surprising that the falloff in hydrogen abstraction by the n,jr* triplet
of 1 on proceeding from isopropyl to ethyl alcohol is apparently so great. ..."
4. First Lessons: A Report on Elementary Education in America by William J. Bennett (1986)
"Yet she finds a falloff in student achievement beginning around the fifth grade
and asserts that by the eighth grade "it seems comparable in magnitude to ..."
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