slippage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
  2. noun decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
  3. noun failing to hold or slipping out of place
    • the knots allowed no slippage

WordNet


Slip"page noun
Definitions
  1. The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.

Webster 1913