slippage

A noun referring to a decrease in transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping, a decline from a standard level of performance or achievement, or the act of failing to hold or slipping out of place.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el deslizamiento o pérdida de agarre entre superficies, la reducción de la potencia transmitida en un sistema mecánico debido a ese deslizamiento, o la disminución respecto a un nivel esperado de rendimiento o logro.

1. Mechanical power loss C1 formal technical

   A decrease in transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping, such as in belts, clutches, or gears.

   • The belt slippage caused a reduction in the machine's output speed.
   • Regular maintenance can prevent slippage in the drive system.
   • Excessive slippage in the clutch leads to poor acceleration.

   🇪🇸Pérdida de potencia por deslizamiento

   Sinónimos: slipslipping

2. Decline in performance B2 formal

   A decline from a standard level of performance, achievement, or quality.

   • The company reported a slight slippage in quarterly profits.
   • There has been a slippage in the student's grades this semester.
   • The project experienced schedule slippage due to unforeseen delays.

   🇪🇸pérdida de rendimiento

   Sinónimos: declinedeteriorationdownturndropfalllapseregressionslumpweakening

   Antónimos: advancementimprovementprogress

3. Failing to hold position B2 formal

   The act of failing to hold or slipping out of place, either physically or metaphorically.

   • The rope's slippage caused the load to shift dangerously.
   • Slippage of the foot on the wet floor led to a fall.
   • The anchor showed signs of slippage on the rocky seabed.

   🇪🇸Deslizamiento / Pérdida de posición

   Sinónimos: declinedescentdeteriorationdropfalllapseregressionslideslip

   Antónimos: gripholdtraction

• slippages plural form
• slippages' possessive plural form
• slippage's possessive singular form