stick-slip

noun

The spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.

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Meanings

nounstick-slip (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.
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APA

stick-slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick-slip

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“stick-slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick-slip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick-slip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick-slip.

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