shrinkage
IPA: ʃrˈɪŋkɪdʒ
noun
- The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
- The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
- (slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
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Examples of "shrinkage" in Sentences
- The shrinkage is already included.
- Sorry if anything good was lost in the shrinkage.
- One of the physical property changes is shrinkage.
- The alloy does not undergo shrinkage on solidification.
- All of these approaches rely on the concept of shrinkage.
- In fact this is not the only direction of shrinkage that works.
- Shrinkage of the lasting piece lasts the shoe upper to the last.
- Preventing shrinkage is simple if we understand the sources of the loss.
- Can we mix silica powder to the paste, to reduce the shrinkage of the paste
- Ghost, you said it, ground shrinkage is particularly bad with this 'species.'
- The population shrinkage has been reduced significantly in the past two years.
- Here are NASA images of the polar ice cap in 1979 and 2003: The massive shrinkage is obvious.
- With the lake less 16 feet at its deepest, or about half its depth when the decline began in 1977, the shrinkage is affecting the local economy.
- With the lake now less 16 feet at its deepest, or about half its depth when the decline began in 1977, the shrinkage is affecting the local economy.
- Be sure to get 500 mcg B12, 800 mcg folic acid, 20 mg B6 a day -- doses found to reduce brain shrinkage up to 50 percent in people with mild memory problems.
- WASHINGTON — Democrats' Senate majority faces a midterm shrinkage Tuesday, a further complication for President Barack Obama's agenda, even if Republicans fall short of seizing control of the 100-member chamber.
- Best be careful: a study at Oxford University has revealed that people on a meat-free diet are six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage as they age because of a lack of Vitamin B12, which is most easily obtained by eating meat.
- For older Americans, reversal of the brain shrinkage that occurs as people age is just one benefit of greater physical activity, according to research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Gerontology -- Medical Sciences (Vol. 61A, No. 11).
- Via WorldChanging comes this fascinating interview with Amory Lovins in which he points out that by increasing our energy efficiency over the last 25 year the amount of energy used per GDP has shrank by 40%, and that shrinkage is our biggest source of energy!