Shrinkage
['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]
Definition
(n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
(n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
(n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
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Examples
- Therefore, when the balls are turned, the circumference around the belly is made greater than around the nerve ends, to allow for the shrinkage in the former. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the great aristocratic crowned republic of Britain there was the same shrinkage of educational opportunity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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