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Webster 1913 Edition

Sliding

Slid′ing

,
Adj.
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.
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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.
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Sliding pair
.
(Mech.)
See the Note under
Pair
,
Noun.
, 7.
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Sliding rule
.
Same as
Slide rule
, under
Slide
,
Noun.
–
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.
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Sliding ways
(Naut.)
,
the timber guides used in launching a vessel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sliding

SLI'DING

,
ppr.
Moving along the surface by slipping; gliding; passing smoothly, easily or imperceptibly.

SLI'DING

,
Noun.
Lapse; falling; used in backsliding.

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