sliding

Adjective
US[slahy-ding]/ˈslaɪdɪŋ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. being a smooth continuous motionOpposite nonslipperySimilar slippery, slippy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Slid′ing adjective

1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.

2. Slippery; elusory. obsolete

That sliding science hath me made so bare.— Geoffrey Chaucer

Sliding friction Mechanics, the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction. — Sliding gunter Nautical, a topmast arranged with metallic fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of halyards. — Sliding keel Nautical, a movable keel, similar to a centeboard. — Sliding pair. Mechanics See the Note under Pair, noun, 7. — 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. — Sliding ways Nautical, the timber guides used in launching a vessel.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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