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Definition of Tap-off

1. Noun. The act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tap-off

Literary usage of Tap-off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1909)
"The highest loss is next to the tap-off, this being about 60 per cent of direct current Therefore, the coil next to the tap-off is liable to be overheated ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"Similarly, if we provide three rings connected to points removed 120° apart on the armature circuit, we can tap off a three-phase alternating current. ..."

3. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1878)
"Now to fill the tube turn bottom tap off, and pour very gently a stream of ... then turn the top tap off, and turn bottom one on, when the surface of the ..."

4. Central Stations by Terrell Croft (1917)
"That is, there should be two transpositions between the generating station and the first tap off; two between the first and second tap off, etc. 184. ..."

5. Central Stations by Terrell Croft (1917)
"... station and the first tap off; two between the first and second tap off, etc. 184. Where the Triangular Arrangement of Three-phase Conductors Is ..."

6. Electrical Engineer (1890)
"An ascending car would tap off a little more electricity, and a descending car may tap off a little less, or it may give back a little if the descent was ..."

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