slippage (redirected from slippages)

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.

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"