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sliding |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sliding \Slid"ing\, a. 1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly. 2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] That sliding science hath me made so bare. --Chaucer. {Sliding friction} (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction. {Sliding gunter} (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of halyards. {Sliding keel} (Naut), a movable keel, similar to a centeboard. {Sliding pair}. (Mech.) See the Note under {Pair}, n., 7. {Sliding rule}. Same as {Slide rule}, under {Slide}, n. {Sliding scale}. a A scale for raising or lowering imposts in proportion to the fall or rise of prices. b A variable scale of wages or of prices. c A slide rule {Sliding ways} (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a vessel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sliding adj : being a smooth continuous motion
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