1) Classical mechanics 2) Kind of door or scale 3) Like glass doors, often 4) Like some doors or scales 5) Like some scales 6) Slippery 7) Slippy Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/sliding
[motion] Sliding is a type of frictional motion between two surfaces in contact. This can be contrasted to rolling motion. Both types of motion may occur in bearings. The relative motion or tendency toward such motion between two surfaces is resisted by friction. Friction may damage or `wear` the surfaces in contact. However, wear can be re... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_(motion)
(from the article `glacier`) Glaciers that are at the melting temperature at the base may also slide on the bed. Two mechanisms operate to permit sliding over a rough bed. First, ... The fastest glaciers (other than those in the act of surging) are thick, temperate glaciers in which high subglacial water pressures produce high ... [2... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/108
Slid'ing adjective 1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly. 2. Slippery; elusory. [ Obsolete] « That sliding science hath me made so bare.» Chaucer. Sliding friction (Mech.) , the resistance one body meets with in sliding alon... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/121