'Sliding scale' definitions:

Definition of 'sliding scale'

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noun
A wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of- living index

Definition of 'Sliding scale'

From: GCIDE
  • Sliding \Slid"ing\, a.
  • 1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • That sliding science hath me made so bare. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Sliding friction (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction.
  • Sliding gunter (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of halyards.
  • Sliding keel (Naut), a movable keel, similar to a centeboard.
  • Sliding pair. (Mech.) See the Note under Pair, n., 7.
  • Sliding rule. Same as Slide rule, under Slide, n.
  • Sliding scale. (a) A scale for raising or lowering imposts in proportion to the fall or rise of prices. (b) A variable scale of wages or of prices. (c) A slide rule.
  • Sliding ways (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a vessel. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sliding scale'

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