slippage
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
- Specialized
- This is a pair of pressure cones creating the lack of any kind of slippage or vibration.
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Watch on YouTubeSo in the, in the streetcar, first of all, I have much more slippage at the tires because I've got I'm not running slicks.
- So in the, in the streetcar, first of all, I have much more slippage at the tires because I've got I'm not running slicks.
- Now notice the the slippage, the shift here.
Examples
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When slippage occurs in a machine, it can lead to a loss of efficiency and control.
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Plus, I put a little nose break on them here to prevent slippage.
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The paper demonstrated that the use of spring elements cannot account for thermal slippage, and that the choice of gap elements was preferred.
Academic text (1996) -
Errors in dead reckoning, however, can accumulate due to wheel slippage, particularly when the robot goes around corners.
Academic text (1995) -
This recording can be accomplished without the possibility of electrode slippage, which can occur during conventional electrooculography.
Academic text (2006) -
Severe slippage had occurred in the seabed sixty miles northeast of Raufarhfn, Iceland.
Fiction book (2000) -
Throughout this study, there were no major problems associated with either apparatus, other than occasional slippage or fraying of a belt in the cyclic loading apparatus.
Academic text (1991) -
To improve grip and prevent slippage, ensure that the equipment is properly maintained.
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The engineer noticed significant slippage in the gears, indicating a need for immediate repairs.
Synonyms
39
1.0
An accidental sliding that makes you lose your balance
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3.1
A sudden slide of a vehicle that loses grip on a slippery road
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2.1
A move across a slippery surface that often makes you lose balance
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8.6
A sudden sideways slide of a car or plane on wet ground
Antonyms
How Slippery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slippage comes from the verb slip meaning 'to slide' and the ending -age that turns it into a noun for an action. So slippage is the act of sliding or losing grip, like a belt or wheel that slides in a machine.