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Noun: slippage  sli-pij
  1. Failing to hold or slipping out of place
    "the knots allowed no slippage"
     
  2. A decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
    "The worn clutch caused significant power slippage in the car's transmission"
     
  3. Decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
    "The project experienced some slippage in meeting its deadlines"

Derived forms: slippages

Type of: decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, motion, move, movement

Encyclopedia: Slippage