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单词 sinkage
释义

sinkage

[ sing-kij ]
/ ˈsɪŋ kɪdʒ /
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noun

the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
a surface sunk for decorative effect.
Printing.
  1. the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
  2. the amount of such lowering.

Origin of sinkage

First recorded in 1880–85; sink + -age

Words nearby sinkage

sinistrorse, sinistrotorsion, sinistrous, Sinitic, sink, sinkage, sinker, sinkerball, sinkhole, Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, sink in
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Example sentences from the Web for sinkage

  • It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.

    Queen Sheba's Ring|H. Rider Haggard

  • A writer whose reminiscences have been recently published describes briefly the aspect of the place after the sinkage.

    A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for sinkage

sinkage
/ (ˈsɪŋkɪdʒ) /

noun

rare the act of sinking or degree to which something sinks or has sunk
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to sinkage

pot, bowl, pan, lagoon, valley, pool, watershed, tub, slide, plunge, drop, slump, downtrend, cavern, sinking, droop, sinkhole, tilt, slant, distortion
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