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slippage

slippage

1 6.7
Loss of grip in a machine part that makes it slide, as when a belt slips on a wheel
  • noun
  • /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deslizamiento
  • This is a pair of pressure cones creating the lack of any kind of slippage or vibration.

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.

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Examples

  • When slippage occurs in a machine, it can lead to a loss of efficiency and control.

  • Plus, I put a little nose break on them here to prevent slippage.

  • 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.

  • The engineer noticed significant slippage in the gears, indicating a need for immediate repairs.

Synonyms

skid
vsslippage
8 3.1

A sudden slide of a vehicle that loses grip on a slippery road

is broader covering any grip loss in machines not only vehicle slides
slip
vsslippage
8 1.0

An accidental sliding that makes you lose your balance

is focused on loss of grip in mechanisms not general accidents
slipping
vsslippage
1 2.1

A move across a slippery surface that often makes you lose balance

is about loss of grip in mechanical systems rather than simple surface movement
sideslip
vsslippage
  • Specialized
8.6

A sudden sideways slide of a car or plane on wet ground

is about any slipping or grip loss process not limited to sideways vehicle cases

Antonyms

116 1.0

A firm hold on something so it does not slip

How Slippery

slipperiness
1 4.3
slippage
  • Specialized
1 6.7
traction
16 4.2

Surface Forms

slippage singular
slippages plural

Morphology

slippage = slip (transparent) = slip + age

Formed by the verb 'slip' plus the nominalizing suffix '-age' to mean the act or result of slipping, which is directly inferable.

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.