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slippage

DEFINITIONS OF: slippage

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n failing to hold or slipping out of place

“the knots allowed no slippage
Type of:
motion, move, movement
the act of changing location from one place to another

n decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

Type of:
decline, diminution
change toward something smaller or lower

n a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping

Type of:
decrease, decrement
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
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