SLIDEWAY
Slide"way`, n.
Defn: A way along which something slides.
SLIDING
Slid"ing, a.
1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.
2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] That sliding science hath me made so bare. Chaucer. 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.
SLIDOMETER
Sli*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Slide + -meter.]
Defn: An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.
SLIGHT
Slight, n.
Defn: Sleight. Spenser.
SLIGHT
Slight, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. slechten to level, to demolish.]