Shrinkage may refer to:
Reduction in size of a solid material
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Shrinkage (casting)
In metalworking and jewelry making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is delivered into a mold (usually by a crucible) that contains a negative impression (i.e., a three-dimensional negative image) of the intended shape. The metal is ...
, size reduction of liquid metal as it solidifies
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Shrinkage (concrete), size reduction of concrete as it sets and ages
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Shrinkage (fabric)
Dimensional stability (in fabric) pertains to a fabric's ability to maintain its initial size and shape even after undergoing wear and care, which is a desirable property. Textile manufacturing is based on the conversion of fiber into yarn, yarn ...
, size reduction of fabric when washed with water or hot water
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Shrinkage (wood), size reduction of wood as it dries
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Shrinkage (accounting)
In accounting, shrinkage or shrink occurs when a retailer has fewer items in stock than were expected by the inventory list. This can be caused by clerical error, or from goods being damaged, lost, or stolen between the point of manufacture ( ...
, loss of product inventory due to theft, damage, spoilage, etc.
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Shrinkage defect or shrinkage void, a casting defect caused by metal solidifying from the outside inward
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Shrinkage (statistics)
In statistics, shrinkage is the reduction in the effects of sampling variation. In regression analysis, a fitted relationship appears to perform less well on a new data set than on the data set used for fitting. In particular the value of the coef ...
, a technique to improve an estimator
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Shrinkage (slang)
Human penis size varies on a number of measures, including length and circumference when Flaccid penis, flaccid and erect penis, erect. Besides the natural variability of human penises in general, there are factors that lead to minor varia ...
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Degrowth
Degrowth is an Academic research, academic and social Social movement, movement critical of the concept of economic growth, growth in Real gross domestic product, gross domestic product as a measure of Human development (economics), human and econ ...
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Downsizing (disambiguation)
Downsizing, Downsize or Downsized may refer to:
* Downsizing an image in digital graphics, see Image scaling;
* Downsize (automobile), reduce size of a motor vehicle
* ''Downsizing'' (film), a 2017 science fiction comedy film by Alexander Payne
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Human penis size
Human penis size varies on a number of measures, including length and circumference when flaccid and erect. Besides the natural variability of human penises in general, there are factors that lead to minor variations in a particular male ...
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Miniaturization
Miniaturization ( Br.Eng.: ''miniaturisation'') is the trend to manufacture ever-smaller mechanical, optical, and electronic products and devices. Examples include miniaturization of mobile phones, computers and vehicle engine downsizing. In ele ...
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Resizing (fiction)
Resizing (including miniaturization, growth, shrinking, and enlargement) is a recurring theme in speculative fiction, in particular in fairy tales, fantasy, and science fiction. Resizing is often achieved through the consumption of mushrooms or to ...
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Shrink (disambiguation)
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Swelling (disambiguation)
Swelling may refer to:
*Edema
Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, swelling, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue (biology), tissue. Most commonly, t ...
(opposite of shrinkage)
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