Meaning

noun a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping

noun decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

noun failing to hold or slipping out of place

originEtymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English…

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