creepage
creepage noun: a gradual, creeping movement.
Noun
creepage (countable and uncountable, plural creepages)
- A gradual, creeping movement.
- Therefore, when preparing and maintaining track for high speeds, the importance of ample anchorage against creepage cannot be overlooked.1946 January and February, Ralph P. Johnson, “Track and Roadbed for High-Speed Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 46
- The leakage of an electrical current across the surface of an insulator (dielectric)
Forms of creepage
| plural | creepages |
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Origin of creepage
From creep + -age.
Words formed from creepage
Phrases with creepage
Questions about creepage
- What does creepage mean?
- Creepage means a gradual, creeping movement.
- What part of speech is creepage?
- Creepage is a noun.
- What is the plural of creepage?
- The plural of creepage is creepages.
Words near creepage in the dictionary
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