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 i ...
, 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) is the change of dimensions in textile products when they are washed or relaxed. The change is always expressed relative to the dimensions before the exposure of washing or relaxing. Shrinkage is also called resi ...
, size reduction of fabric when washed with water or hot water
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Shrinkage (wood), size reduction of wood as it dries
Other uses
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Shrinkage (accounting)
In accounting, inventory shrinkage (sometimes shortened to shrinkage or shrink) occurs when a retailer has fewer items in stock than in the inventory list due to clerical error, goods being damaged, lost, or stolen between the point of manufac ...
, 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 coeff ...
, a technique to improve an estimator
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Shrinkage (slang)
See also
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Degrowth
Degrowth (french: décroissance) is a term used for both a political, economic, and social movement as well as a set of theories that critique the paradigm of economic growth. It can be described as an extensive framework that is based on cr ...
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Downsizing (disambiguation)
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Human penis size
Human penises vary in size 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 e ...
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Resizing (fiction)
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Shrink (disambiguation)
Shrink may refer to:
Common meanings
*Miniaturization
*Shrink, a slang term for:
** a psychiatrist
** a psychoanalyst
** a psychologist
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Shrink'' (album), album by German indie rock/electronica group The Notwist
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Swelling (disambiguation)
Swelling may refer to:
*Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor
* Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die
* Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid th ...
(opposite of shrinkage)
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