slippage

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Noun slippage has 3 senses

slippage - a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
--₁ is a kind of decrease, decrement
slippage - decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
--₂ is a kind of decline, diminution

Derived form: verb slip₄
slippage - failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
--₃ is a kind of motion, movement, move

Derived form: verb slip₉