sliding flap slid·ing flap (slī’dĭng)
A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area with its free end adjacent to a defect, the defect being covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Also called advancement flap.
- Sliding friction
noun 1. (engineering) frictional resistance to relative movement of surfaces on loaded contact Compare rolling friction
- Sliding hernia
sliding hernia n. A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the hernial sac. Also called extrasaccular hernia, slipped hernia.
noun 1. (formerly) a slide rule.
noun 1. a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand. 2. a wage scale varying with the selling price of goods produced, the cost of living, or profits. 3. a price scale, as of medical fees, in which prices vary according to the ability of individuals […]