slippage

Noun
  1. A decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping (synset 113577452)
    is a type of: decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
  2. Decline from a standard level of performance or achievement (synset 113577580)
    is a type of: decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
  3. Failing to hold or slipping out of place (synset 100329711)
    "the knots allowed no slippage"
    is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another

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