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Definition of Shrinkage

1. Noun. Process or result of becoming less or smaller. "The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

2. Noun. The amount by which something shrinks.

3. Noun. The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. "Shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

Definition of Shrinkage

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

Definition of Shrinkage

1. Noun. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. ¹

2. Noun. The loss of merchandise through theft. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia following immersion in cold water ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shrinkage

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrinkage

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Literary usage of Shrinkage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Materials of Construction by Harry E. Pulver (1922)
"shrinkage of Lumber.—When a short piece of wood fiber dries, it shrinks; ... The medullary rays have an effect on the shrinkage of the cross-section, ..."

2. Johnson's Materials of Construction by John Butler Johnson (1918)
"Amount of shrinkage.—As a rule, if the density of the sapwood and heartwood are the ... In general, the radial shrinkage of wood is about 60 per cent of the ..."

3. Johnson's Materials of Construction by John Butler Johnson, Morton Owen Withey (1919)
"Amount of shrinkage.—As a rule, if the density of the sapwood and ... In general, the radial shrinkage of wood is about 60 per cent of the tangential, ..."

4. Manual by American Railway Engineering Association (1921)
"(1) In determining the allowance for shrinkage to be made in a fill, ... Therefore, unless the shrinkage of a material is well known in the conditions under ..."

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