slippagen.

Brit.

/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/

Etymology: < slip v.¹ + -age suffix.

a. The act of slipping or subsiding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > sliding down

slippage1850

1850 Mallet in Rep. Brit. Assoc. i. 61 The sudden slippage under water of large masses of submarine banks of sand or mud.

b. Amount or extent of slip.

ΚΠ

1898 T. Thornley Draw & Fly Frames 71 This, of course, is the effect produced by slippage of cone belt alone.

2. Mechanics. The difference between the expected and the actual output of a system.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > difference between real and expected output

slippage1905

1905 W. Rogers Pumps & Hydraulics II. 384 Pump slip or slippage represents the difference between the calculated and the actual discharge of a pump.

1936 R. T. Kent et al. W. Kent's Mech. Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 11) II. i. 41 Actual Volumetric Efficiency/Indicated Volumetric Efficiency = Slippage Efficiency [of an air compressor]. This is the ratio of the volume of measured air delivered to the apparent volume shown by the indicator diagram.

3. transferred and figurative. Falling away from a standard; the measure of this. spec. with reference to: (a) failure to meet a deadline or fulfil a promise, delay; (b) loss of public esteem, of a candidate for office in popularity ratings; (c) Economics decline in value.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [noun] > non-performance or non-execution

non-performing1444

non-execution1473

non-performance1509

undoing1587

unperformance1608

abortion1610

failure1643

unperforming1645

inexecution1681

disfulfilment1823

insolvency1896

slippage1920

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > a delay > delays

slippage1920

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > unpopularity > [noun] > loss of popularity

slippage1968

society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] > fall or reduction in value

delayinga1500

embezzlement1548

embasing1551

fall1551

debasement1602

disvaluation1617

adulterateness1655

embasement1677

falling1699

depreciating1767

depreciation1767

debasing1891

devaluation1914

devalorization1928

slippage1972

1920 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1960 Washington Post 1 Jan. A16 It is almost as if a deliberate decision had been taken to accept second-place status. This continued slippage also affects starkly the challenges that lie ahead.

1960 Guardian 13 May 10/5 The failure (or ‘slippage’ as delays are now called) of their 400-mile anti-aircraft missile.

1968 Guardian 22 Aug. 9/7 The latest Gallup poll..shows that Nixon would get 45 per cent of the votes compared with Humphrey's 29 per cent. That is an astonishing slippage for the Vice-President.

1970 Nature 13 June 1011/2 ESRO's biggest project..is the half-ton TD1 astronomy satellite which was to have been launched in spring 1972, although some slippage now seems likely.

1972 Guardian 1 Nov. 12/2 British living standards could be eroded by a continued slippage of sterling.

1976 Times 20 Apr. 13/3 There is widespread concern among parents that standards of achievement and behaviour in schools have been allowed, if not to collapse, at least to slip... This apparent slippage has taken place at the time when the number of comprehensive schools has increased rapidly.

1980 M. Lee Govt. by Pen 211 His health had been giving way, and there were signs of mental slippage.

1982 Sunday Times 10 Oct. 54/3 Given the traditional slippage that occurs in the timetable on such projects, the company will not know at the outset just when it will have to draw down the cash for each stage payment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slippage
释义	slippagen. Brit. /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/ Etymology: < slip v.¹ + -age suffix. 1. a. The act of slipping or subsiding. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > sliding down slippage1850 1850 Mallet in Rep. Brit. Assoc. i. 61 The sudden slippage under water of large masses of submarine banks of sand or mud. b. Amount or extent of slip. ΚΠ 1898 T. Thornley Draw & Fly Frames 71 This, of course, is the effect produced by slippage of cone belt alone. 2. Mechanics. The difference between the expected and the actual output of a system. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > difference between real and expected output slippage1905 1905 W. Rogers Pumps & Hydraulics II. 384 Pump slip or slippage represents the difference between the calculated and the actual discharge of a pump. 1936 R. T. Kent et al. W. Kent's Mech. Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 11) II. i. 41 Actual Volumetric Efficiency/Indicated Volumetric Efficiency = Slippage Efficiency [of an air compressor]. This is the ratio of the volume of measured air delivered to the apparent volume shown by the indicator diagram. 3. transferred and figurative. Falling away from a standard; the measure of this. spec. with reference to: (a) failure to meet a deadline or fulfil a promise, delay; (b) loss of public esteem, of a candidate for office in popularity ratings; (c) Economics decline in value. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [noun] > non-performance or non-execution non-performing1444 non-execution1473 non-performance1509 undoing1587 unperformance1608 abortion1610 failure1643 unperforming1645 inexecution1681 disfulfilment1823 insolvency1896 slippage1920 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > a delay > delays slippage1920 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > unpopularity > [noun] > loss of popularity slippage1968 society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] > fall or reduction in value delayinga1500 embezzlement1548 embasing1551 fall1551 debasement1602 disvaluation1617 adulterateness1655 embasement1677 falling1699 depreciating1767 depreciation1767 debasing1891 devaluation1914 devalorization1928 slippage1972 1920 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1960 Washington Post 1 Jan. A16 It is almost as if a deliberate decision had been taken to accept second-place status. This continued slippage also affects starkly the challenges that lie ahead. 1960 Guardian 13 May 10/5 The failure (or ‘slippage’ as delays are now called) of their 400-mile anti-aircraft missile. 1968 Guardian 22 Aug. 9/7 The latest Gallup poll..shows that Nixon would get 45 per cent of the votes compared with Humphrey's 29 per cent. That is an astonishing slippage for the Vice-President. 1970 Nature 13 June 1011/2 ESRO's biggest project..is the half-ton TD1 astronomy satellite which was to have been launched in spring 1972, although some slippage now seems likely. 1972 Guardian 1 Nov. 12/2 British living standards could be eroded by a continued slippage of sterling. 1976 Times 20 Apr. 13/3 There is widespread concern among parents that standards of achievement and behaviour in schools have been allowed, if not to collapse, at least to slip... This apparent slippage has taken place at the time when the number of comprehensive schools has increased rapidly. 1980 M. Lee Govt. by Pen 211 His health had been giving way, and there were signs of mental slippage. 1982 Sunday Times 10 Oct. 54/3 Given the traditional slippage that occurs in the timetable on such projects, the company will not know at the outset just when it will have to draw down the cash for each stage payment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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