slippage

slip·page  (slpj)

n.

1. The act or an instance of slipping, especially movement away from an original or secure place.

2. The amount or extent of slipping.

3. A decline in level, performance, or achievement.

4. Loss of motion or power because of slipping.

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slippage [ˈslɪpɪdʒ]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the act or an instance of slipping

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the amount of slipping or the extent to which slipping occurs

3.

a.  an instance of not reaching a norm, target, etc.

b.  the extent of this

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the power lost in a mechanical device or system as a result of slipping

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slippage - a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
	2.	slippage - decline from a standard level of performance or achievement decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
	3.	slippage - failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage" movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

Translations

slippage [ˈslɪpɪdʒ] N (= slip) → deslizamiento m; (= loss) → pérdida f; (= shortage) → déficit m; (= delay) → retraso m

slippage [ˈslɪpɪdʒ] n (= reduction) → baisse f, déclin m
slipped disc n → hernie f discale
to have a slipped disc → avoir une hernie discale

slippage

n

(fig) → Rückstand m; to prevent slippage → um Rückstände zu vermeiden

(fig: = delay) → Verzögerung f

(lit, fig: drop) → (Ab)sinken nt