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sinkage — index decline Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sinkage — [siŋ′kij] n. 1. the act of sinking 2. the degree to which something has sunk or been sunk 3. an area or part sunk below the surrounding level; depression … English World dictionary
sinkage — kij, kēj noun ( s) 1. : the act, process, or degree of sinking important in view of sinkage, heel, and change of trim that might ensue after damage E.L.Attwood the creek … disappeared through sinkage and evaporation Rex Ingamells … Useful english dictionary
sinkage — noun Date: 1847 1. depression, indentation 2. the process or degree of sinking 3. the distance from the top line of a full page to the first line of lowered matter … New Collegiate Dictionary
sinkage — /sing kij/, n. 1. the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking. 2. a surface sunk for decorative effect. 3. Print. a. the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter. b. the amount … Universalium
sinkage — noun a) An amount of material involved in a sinking b) An area of sunken ground; a depression … Wiktionary
sinkage — sink•age [[t]ˈsɪŋ kɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the act, process, or amount of sinking 2) a sunken surface or area • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
sinkage — /ˈsɪŋkɪdʒ/ (say singkij) noun the act, process, or amount of sinking …
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