slippage
pronunciation
How to pronounce slippage in British English:
UK [ˈslɪpɪdʒ]
How to pronounce slippage in American English:
US [ˈslɪpɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
- decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
- failing to hold or slipping out of place
Word Origin
- slippage (n.)
- 1850, "act of slipping," from slip (v.) + -age.
Example
- 1. But the main culprit is educational slippage .
- 2. After strong progress from 2007 to 2009 , this year saw some slippage , mr. zhang said at a news conference .
- 3. Slippage shipment is one of the shipment technologies of large structure including platform jackets and platform blocks , by which the classic construction method is replaced for greatly decreasing the cost .
- 4. This slow slippage has important theoretical consequences .
- 5. See how tasks progress across time and evaluate the slippage of tasks .