Associations to the word «Slippage»

Wiktionary

SLIPPAGE, noun. The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
SLIPPAGE, noun. The amount something has slipped.
SLIPPAGE, noun. A lessening of performance or achievement.
SLIPPAGE, noun. A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system due to slipping.
SLIPPAGE, noun. The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs.

Dictionary definition

SLIPPAGE, noun. A decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping.
SLIPPAGE, noun. Decline from a standard level of performance or achievement.
SLIPPAGE, noun. Failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.