tailed off

Meanings

• Adjective

  A term used to describe the end of a process or event that is no longer effective or productive.

  - "The factory's production line had tailed off due to lack of raw materials."
  - "The politician's popularity had tailed off after a series of scandals."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tailed off
ail , ailment , ailbeam , ailes , ails

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Homophones

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1. tailed (English) : Having a tail
   

2. tale (English) : A story
   

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Variants

List of all variants of tailed off that leads to same result
tail off , tailed off , tailing off , tails off

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Etymology

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The term 'tailed off' is believed to have originated from the nautical term 'on the wind's tail', meaning to follow in the wake of something.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'tailed off' is also used in astronomy to describe the gradual fading of a comet's tail.

2. In computing, 'tailing off' refers to the gradual decrease in the performance of a system over time.

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Related Concepts

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1. decline: A gradual reduction or decrease in the size, value, or importance of something.

2. termination: The act of ending or bringing to a close.

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Culture

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The term 'tailed off' has been used in various literary works to describe the decline or end of a situation. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the author uses the term to describe the decline of the American Dream.

How to Memorize "tailed off"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a line that is initially productive but gradually tapers off towards the end, like a tail.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the image of a ship following in the wake of another ship.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Tails Off' to remember the meaning of the term - T for 'tail' and 'ails' for 'off'.

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