Arabic Meaning: The name Leyla is an Arabic baby name. In Arabic the meaning of the name Leyla is: Born at night. Persian Meaning: The name Leyla is a Persian baby name. In Persian the meaning of the name Leyla is: Born at night. SoulUrge Number: 6. Expression Number: 1. People with this name have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.
Shrinkage. Definition: decrease in either length or volume of a material resulting from changes in moisture content or chemical changes.- ACI Concrete Terminology. Drying shrinkage is the contraction in the concrete caused by moisture loss from drying concrete. Shrinkage-compensating concrete is used to minimize cracking and structural movement caused by drying shrinkage in concrete. The amount of drying shrinkage that occurs in concrete structures depends on the constituent materials, mixture proportions, curing, drying environment, and restraint.
Shrinkage. 1  Discrepancy between a firm's actual inventory and its recorded inventory due to theft, deterioration, loss, or clerical problems. 2  A reduction in inventory due to a loss, theft, deterioration, or accounting error. Deterioration is a normal part of trading perishable goods. For example, a grocery store selling milk will likely experience shrinkage due to some of the milk spoiling. Shrinkage can be a tax write-off for the company experiencing it.