roll-offn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlɒf/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlˌɔf/,

/ˈroʊlˌɑf/

Forms: 1800s– roll-off, 1900s– rolloff.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², off adv.

Etymology: < roll v.² + off adv. Compare earlier rolling off n. at rolling n.¹ Compounds 3.With sense 1 compare play-off n.; with sense 2 compare slightly later to roll off 2 at roll v.² Phrasal verbs 1. In sense 3 probably after kick-off n.

1. Bowling (originally and chiefly U.S.). A play-off (usually consisting of a single game) held to resolve a tie or determine the qualifier for a later round of a competition. Also: the action of playing this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > game or part of game

rubber1599

end1688

roll-off1886

head1893

point1902

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of play

Vincent's law1591

bias bowling1833

roll-off1886

guarding1897

takeout1958

1886 Outing June 366/1 In the roll-off for tie first place the Pin Knights won.

1925 Boston Daily Globe 16 Mar. 9/1 The roll-off for the league title will take place tonight at 5 o'clock at the Recreation Alleys.

1947 Richmond (Va.) News-leader 2 May 22 (heading) Scher Wins Major Men's Pin Championship After Rolloff.

1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 27 Aug. He won the roll-off competition with an eight game total of 1474 for a tournament average of 185.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 22 July c2/4 He won in the two-frame roll-off.

2003 Bowling Digest June 48/1 After 10 frames, they were tied... Stefanich won the rolloff, 48–36, to claim his first and only major victory.

2. A smooth decrease in the frequency response of audio and electronic equipment at one or other end of the frequency range. Cf. to roll off 2 at roll v.² Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > smooth fall of response of frequency

roll-off1950

1950 Audio Engin. Aug. 28/2 It is due to irregularities in the groove walls, and if heard through a flat system, sounds smooth or satiny, corresponding to initially white (flat spectrum) noise with perhaps some roll-off of the highs.

1956 IRE Trans. Audio 4 35/2 To obtain the smooth transition between the woofer and tweeter, the two units should be designed to complement each other, both as to level balance and for obtaining the required rolloff in the low-frequency unit at the crossover frequency.

1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. ii. 39 It is commonly necessary to introduce infrabass roll-off at least to attenuate rumble and other infrasonic noises which are often present on the programme signal.

2004 Measurem. Sci. Technol. 15 N62/1 In order to ensure that the signal being sampled did not contain high frequencies..filters with sharp roll-off were introduced.

3. The first throw in a game of dice. rare.

ΚΠ

1966 O. Norton School of Liars vi. 94 [We] flipped for roll-off. Wally's ace took the box.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roll-off
释义	roll-offn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlɒf/, U.S. /ˈroʊlˌɔf/, /ˈroʊlˌɑf/ Forms: 1800s– roll-off, 1900s– rolloff. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², off adv. Etymology: < roll v.² + off adv. Compare earlier rolling off n. at rolling n.¹ Compounds 3.With sense 1 compare play-off n.; with sense 2 compare slightly later to roll off 2 at roll v.² Phrasal verbs 1. In sense 3 probably after kick-off n. 1. Bowling (originally and chiefly U.S.). A play-off (usually consisting of a single game) held to resolve a tie or determine the qualifier for a later round of a competition. Also: the action of playing this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > game or part of game rubber1599 end1688 roll-off1886 head1893 point1902 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of play Vincent's law1591 bias bowling1833 roll-off1886 guarding1897 takeout1958 1886 Outing June 366/1 In the roll-off for tie first place the Pin Knights won. 1925 Boston Daily Globe 16 Mar. 9/1 The roll-off for the league title will take place tonight at 5 o'clock at the Recreation Alleys. 1947 Richmond (Va.) News-leader 2 May 22 (heading) Scher Wins Major Men's Pin Championship After Rolloff. 1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 27 Aug. He won the roll-off competition with an eight game total of 1474 for a tournament average of 185. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 22 July c2/4 He won in the two-frame roll-off. 2003 Bowling Digest June 48/1 After 10 frames, they were tied... Stefanich won the rolloff, 48–36, to claim his first and only major victory. 2. A smooth decrease in the frequency response of audio and electronic equipment at one or other end of the frequency range. Cf. to roll off 2 at roll v.² Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > smooth fall of response of frequency roll-off1950 1950 Audio Engin. Aug. 28/2 It is due to irregularities in the groove walls, and if heard through a flat system, sounds smooth or satiny, corresponding to initially white (flat spectrum) noise with perhaps some roll-off of the highs. 1956 IRE Trans. Audio 4 35/2 To obtain the smooth transition between the woofer and tweeter, the two units should be designed to complement each other, both as to level balance and for obtaining the required rolloff in the low-frequency unit at the crossover frequency. 1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. ii. 39 It is commonly necessary to introduce infrabass roll-off at least to attenuate rumble and other infrasonic noises which are often present on the programme signal. 2004 Measurem. Sci. Technol. 15 N62/1 In order to ensure that the signal being sampled did not contain high frequencies..filters with sharp roll-off were introduced. 3. The first throw in a game of dice. rare. ΚΠ 1966 O. Norton School of Liars vi. 94 [We] flipped for roll-off. Wally's ace took the box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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