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Slit :: Slit () 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

Cathetometer :: Cathetometer (n.) An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are th

Backslider :: Backslider (n.) One who backslides.

Pea :: Pea (n.) The sliding weight on a steelyard.

Skid :: Skid (n.) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling..

Travel :: Travel (n.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve..

Slidder :: Slidder (v. t.) Alt. of Slidder.

Slide :: Slide (n.) Smooth, even passage or progress..

Cam :: Cam (n.) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it..

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar..

Cover :: Cover (n.) The lap of a slide valve.

Vernier :: Vernier (n.) A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing what line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument..

Recidivous :: Recidivous (a.) Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.

Launch :: Launch (n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built..

Slot :: Slot (n.) A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it..

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet..

Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib..

Labent :: Labent (a.) Slipping; sliding; gliding.

Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow..

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