slippage

/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/

Other forms: slippages

Definitions of slippage

1. noun

   failing to hold or slipping out of place
   “the knots allowed no slippage”

   type of:

   motion, move, movement

   the act of changing location from one place to another
2. noun

   decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
   type of:

   decline, diminution

   change toward something smaller or lower
3. noun

   a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
   type of:

   decrease, decrement

   a process of becoming smaller or shorter