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1 lag
nounകാലതാമസം, പിന്നിലാകല്verbപിന്നിലാകുക, പതുക്കെ നീങ്ങി പിന്നിലാക്കുക, വിളംബിക്കുക, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ പിന്നിലാകുക -
2 time-lag
nounകാരണത്തിനും ഫലത്തിനുമിടയ്ക്കുള്ള സമയം, താത്ക്കാലിക വിഘ്നം, ഇടവേള
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lag — I. /læg / (say lag) verb (i) (lagged, lagging) 1. to decrease, wane, or flag: his interest in the project is lagging. 2. Marbles a. → phernudge. b. US to throw one s shooting marble towards a line on the ground in order to decide on the order of… …
lag screw — noun a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench • Syn: ↑lag bolt • Hypernyms: ↑woodscrew * * * noun Etymology: lag (VI); from its original use in securing lags to drums or cylinders : a … Useful english dictionary
lag bolt — noun a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench • Syn: ↑lag screw • Hypernyms: ↑woodscrew * * * noun Etymology: lag (VI) : lag sc … Useful english dictionary
lag — Ⅰ. lag [1] ► VERB (lagged, lagging) ▪ fall behind; follow after a delay. ► NOUN (also time lag) ▪ a period of time between two events; a delay. ORIGIN originally in the sense hindmost person : related to the dialect adjective lag (perh … English terms dictionary
lag|ger — lag|ger1 «LAG uhr», noun. a person who lags; laggard. lag|ger2 «LAG uhr», noun. Slang. a convict; lag … Useful english dictionary
lag — (v.) fail to keep pace, 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning last person (1510s), later also as an adjective (1550s; e.g. lag mon last man ), all of uncertain relationship, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. lagga go slowly ), or some… … Etymology dictionary
lag´gard|ness — lag|gard «LAG uhrd», noun, adjective. –n. a person or thing that moves too slowly or falls behind; loiterer: »Here comes a laggard hanging down his head, Who seems no bolder than a beaten hound (Tennyson). Housing is a laggard in the current… … Useful english dictionary
lag|gard — «LAG uhrd», noun, adjective. –n. a person or thing that moves too slowly or falls behind; loiterer: »Here comes a laggard hanging down his head, Who seems no bolder than a beaten hound (Tennyson). Housing is a laggard in the current business… … Useful english dictionary
lag line — noun Etymology: lag (I) : a line toward which players lag (as in marbles) * * * lag line, the line in marble games drawn on the ground toward which the players toss marbles to fix the order of shooting … Useful english dictionary
lag|ging — «LAG ihng», noun. 1. a lag for a boiler or steam pipe. 2. the act of lagging a boiler or steam pipe. 3. Architecture. the narrow cross strips in the centering of an arch … Useful english dictionary
lag|o|morph — «LAG uh mrf», noun. any one of an order of mammals consisting of the rabbits and hares and the pikas. They are similar to rodents, but have two pairs of upper incisor teeth, the second pair, just behind the first, being smaller, and short tails.… … Useful english dictionary