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Cutout

Definition: Cutout

Cutout

Noun

1. A part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "cutout" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Cutout

DomainDefinition

Computing

The space left by a run-around. Source: European Union. (references)

Electrical Engineering

The hole, usually round or rectangular, cut into a metal panel in order to mount a connector. It may also include holes for mounting screws or bolts. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. Opening made in a mine working in which a drill or other equipment may be placed so as not to interfere with other mining operations b. The act or process of removing diamonds from a used or dull bit by dissolving the crown metal by corrosive action of an acid or electrolytic dissolution. Also, the diamonds recovered or salvaged by such means c. A mass of shale, siltstone, or sandstone filling an erosional channel cut into a coal seam. CF:low; roll; washout. Syn:horseback; wan. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Cutout

Synonyms by domain: cut-out (publishing & graphic arts).

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Crosswords: Cutout

Specialty definitions using "cutout": BONDED STRUCTURES REPAIRER, bonder, rework and repairCUTTER, ALUMINUM SHEETDOMMERERELECTRIC-SIGN ASSEMBLERFISHING-LURE ASSEMBLER, FRAME REPAIRERHOT-PRESS OPERATORinspector and patch worker, INSTALLER, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICALparts inspector, PLUGGING-MACHINE OPERATOR, putty-and-patch workerSTOCK-PARTS INSPECTORTIRE REPAIRER, to stencilUTILITY-TRACTOR OPERATOR. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Cutout

DomainTitle

Books

  • A World of Costumes in Cutout (reference)

  • Cat in the Hat Cutout (reference)

  • Mouse's Christmas Tree: A Cutout Model Book (reference)

  • Queen Esther (Bible Story Cutout Book) (reference)

  • Teddy's Birthday Party: A Cutout Model Book (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Consumer Goods

  • Porter-Cable 43221-10 1/8" Spiral Up, Non-Piloted, Cutout Bit, HSS, 1/8" Shank (10-Pack) (reference)

  • Porter-Cable 43226-5 1/8" Spiral Down, Piloted, Double-Ended, Cutout Bit, HSS, 1/8" Shank (5-Pack) (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Cutout

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Cutout

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Oslo, Norway. Panels consisting of photographs combined with cutout figures at the Vi-Kan (we can) exposition. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Cutout
 

"Crime Scene" by Nate Nolting
Commentary: "Stencil on sidewalk of human cutout in Montreal."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: Cutout

"Cutout" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.24% of the time. "Cutout" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)88.24%1590,616
Lexical Verb (base form)11.76%2245,945
                    Total100.00%17N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Cutout

Expression using "cutout": cutout relay. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "cutout": cardboard-cutout.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cutout

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cutout name

140

bra cutout

2

exhaust cutout

21

cookie cutout recipe

2

cutout electric exhaust

16

cutout psp tutorial

2

cardboard cutout

13

lifesize cardboard cutout

2

cutout

9

lifesize cutout

2

electric cutout

7

cutout doll paper

2

cutout fuse

6

cutout decorative shutter vinyl

2

cutout names10

4

cutout john wayne

2

cutout photo

4

cutout picture

2

cutout electronic exhaust

4

cardboard cutout john wayne

2

cutout star

3

cookie cutout

2

cutout metal

3

cutout pattern wood

2

cutout letter

3

cutout fish

2

cutout tool

3

cutout shape star

2

cake cutout

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Cutout

Language Translations for "cutout"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

çelës automatik. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏إنقطاع (abruption, caesura, cease, discontinuity, intermission, letup, severance, stopping). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

силует (figuration, form, line, silhouette, skyline), очертание (adumbration, conformation, contour, delineation, form, line, lineament, outline, shape, silhouette), профил (contour, cross section, profile, section, shape, side, side face, side view, silhouette), предпазител (fender, pawl, protector, safeguard, safety fuse), изключвател (cutoff, interrupter). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

保险开关. (various references)

   

Czech

  

automatický vypínaè. (various references)

   

Danish

  

udstandsning, udskæring (excision, slot), udklip, indskudsark (inset, inset advertisement, off-cut), fritskrabning. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

uitsparing (economy, saving), uitgestanst teken, insteekblad (inset, off-cut). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

کندن (Dig, Gouge, Gully, Mine, Peel, Pick, Pluck, Pug, Pull, Rend, Scoop, Trench), قطع جریان (Cutoff), سویچ قطع برق وغیره , جداکردن دراثربریدن , برش دادن (Radius, Rift, Section). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

leikkaus (carving, cut, cutting, editing, incision, operation, section), aukko (aperture, blank, breach, break, gap, opening). (various references)

   

French

  

coupure (cut, cutoff), coupe-circuit (cut-out), carton, disjoncteur (cut-out), détour (curve), découpe (cut out, cut-out, cutting), échancrer. (various references)

   

German

  

Sicherungsautomat, Abschaltung (abandonment of service, cutoff, deactivation, passivation, shutoff). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περιδιευθετημένο μέρος, τρήμα (foramen). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kivágott rajz, kivágott minta, kivágott (cut out, cutaway, felled, scalloped). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pemutusan aliran listrik, gambar gunting. (various references)

   

Italian

  

ritaglio (clipping, cut out, cutting, scrap, shred, snip, snippet), quartino (inset, off-cut), estirpare (exterminate, extirpate, root out, stub, uproot). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

剪除 (cutting off). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

せんじょ (cutting off, elf, fairy, nymph). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

배기판. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

utoutcay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

corpo (body, bourgeois, brilliant, corps, corpse, diamond, flesh, frame, organism, shape), contorno (contour, dide view, girth, lay, lineament, outline, profile, shape), configuração (build, configuration, conformation, figuration, form, lay, set, shape), perfil (contour, dide view, form, guest-card, outline, profile, shape, skyline), interruptor (chopper switch, contact breaker, disconnector, interrupter, switch), forma definida (shape), forma (build, energy, fashion, fig, guest-card, guise, hardiness, highness, intensity, kilter, main, make, manner, means, mode, mold, mould, posse, scheme, shape, species, stalking-horse, stretcher, way), feitio (character, confection, cut, fabric, fabrication, fit, form, make, shape, temperament), espaçamento da moldura, disjuntor (disconnector, interrupter, switch). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

контур (circuit, contour, keyline, outline, path, sidebar), выключатель (breaker, cut off switch, switch), очертание (configuration, contour, fashion, figure, form, outline, profile, shape, skyline), аппликация (aplique, applique), профиль (contour, cross section, elevation, profile, shape, side view, side-view), прерыватель;контур. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

prekidač (breaker, chopper switch, interrupter, plug-switch, switch, switch plug, tumbler). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

corte (blade, break, circumcision, concision, court, cutting, drop, edge, failure, hack, haircut, incision, kerf, length, Nick, notch, outage, paring, put down, retinue, scarf, section, snick), cartón (board, cardboard, carton, felt paper, paperboard, pasteboard), segregar (divide, segregate, separate), recorte (clipping, cutting, scrap, snip, trim), hueco dejado en la columna impresa, disruptor (circuit breaker). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

utskuren, utklippsfigur, urklipp (clipping, cutting, scrap), säkring (fuse, lock, plug fuse, safety catch), propp (Bibb, bung, fuse, obturator, plug, spigot, stopper, stopple), pappersdocka (paper doll), monteringshål. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kesme devresi, kesilerek biçimlendirilmiş şey, egzost supabı, şalter (circuit breaker, contact breaker, contactor switch, cutoff, shifter, switch). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Cutout

Derivations

Words beginning with "cutout": cutouts. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Cutout" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cashout, coutour, Cuttitta, dutout. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Cutout"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "cutout" (pronounced ku"tou't)
4-u" t ou' tshutout.
3-t ou' tprintout.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Cutout

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-o-t-t-u-u"

-2 letters: tout, tutu.

-3 letters: cot, cut, out, tot, tut.

-4 letters: to, ut.

 Words containing the letters "c-o-t-t-u-u"
 

+1 letter: cutouts.

 

+2 letters: outcount.

 

+3 letters: outcaught, outcounts.

 

+4 letters: outcounted, punctuator.

 

+5 letters: countersuit, fluctuation, multicounty, outcounting, punctuation, punctuators.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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