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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Sliding scale (0.01083 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Sliding scale.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sliding scale sliding scale n : a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sliding scale Sliding \Slid"ing\, a. 1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly. [1913 Webster] 2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That sliding science hath me made so bare. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Sliding friction (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction. 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. Sliding pair. (Mech.) See the Note under Pair, n., 7. Sliding rule. Same as Slide rule, under Slide, n. 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. Sliding ways (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a vessel. [1913 Webster]

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