Meanings
nounmicroslip (plural microslips)
plural microslips
- A very small slip
The identification of the slipping moment was difficult for some trial data owing to numerous excessively small slips, possibly caused by microslips, and small object tilting.
2015 September 17, “Control of Precision Grip Force in Lifting and Holding of Low-Mass Objects”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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microslip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microslip
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“microslip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microslip. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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