Shrinkage

What do we mean by shrinkage?

The process of shrinking. noun

The amount or proportion by which something shrinks. noun

A reduction in value; depreciation. noun

The total weight loss sustained by livestock in shipment to a market. noun

Loss of merchandise, especially through theft. noun

The contraction of a material to a smaller surface or bulk, whether by cooling after being heated, as a metal, or by drying, as timber or clay, or by wetting, as cord or fabrics. noun

Figuratively, a similar reduction of any kind, as loss of weight; especially, loss of value: as, shrinkage in real estate. noun

Amount of diminution of surface or bulk, weight or value: as, the shrinkage of cast-iron by cooling is one eighth of an inch to a foot; the shrinkage on the goods was 10 per cent. noun

In gunnery, the difference between the outside diameter of the inner cylinder and the inside diameter of the outer cylinder of a built-up gun. noun

The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement. noun

The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc. noun

Decrease in value; depreciation. noun

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. noun

The loss of merchandise through theft. noun

The reduction in size of the male genitalia following immersion in cold water noun

Process or result of becoming less or smaller noun

The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store noun

The amount by which something shrinks noun

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.

The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

Words that are spelled similarly to shrinkage:
shrinkage, sinkage, shrinkable, shrinkages.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shrinkage:
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Words that rhyme with shrinkage:
linkage, steering linkage.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shrinkage:
low, high, excessive, autogenous, considerable, linear, less, total, further, greater, differential, little, longitudinal, slight, thermal, rapid, subsequent, significant, gradual, initial, volumetric, lower, tangential, concrete, average, normal, progressive, marked, unequal, natural, higher, actual, uneven, possible, severe, uniform, residual, consequent, plastic, radial, overall, free, maximum, relative, additional, dry, corresponding, substantial, steady, sudden, minimum, serious, minimal, drastic, apparent, tumor, internal, appreciable, net, dramatic, heavy, induced, greatest, irreversible, slow, inevitable, osmotic, potential, ultimate, lateral, permanent, vertical, nuclear, moderate, planned, continued, resultant, anisotropic, extensive, spinal, cellular, undue, temporary, extreme, enormous, irregular, reduced.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shrinkage:
green, stoping, allowance, strains, effects, compensating, results, factor, cavity, defects, stresses, due, cracks, compensation, ratio, estimation, water, artifact, rules, artefact, figures, sloping, behaviour, force, test, limit, index, behavior.

Words that sound like shrinkage:
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