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lapse (noun)

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  • lapse — ► NOUN 1) a brief failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. 2) a decline from previously high standards. 3) an interval of time. 4) Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. ►… …   English terms dictionary

  • lapse — 1 / laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti lapse statute b: the termination of an insurance policy because of… …   Law dictionary

  • lapse of time — ˌlapse of ˈtime noun [uncountable] LAW when a contract is ended because both groups involved do not finish what they stated they would do before an agreed time limit * * * lapse of time UK US noun ► [C, usually singular] (also time lapse) a… …   Financial and business terms

  • lapse rate — noun : the rate of change of any meteorological element with increase of height; specifically : the rate of decrease of temperature with increase of height called also vertical gradient * * * Meteorol. the rate of decrease of atmospheric… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lapse — noun 1》 a brief failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.     ↘a decline from previously high standards. 2》 an interval of time. 3》 Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. verb …   English new terms dictionary

  • lapse rate — noun Date: 1918 the adiabatic rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increasing altitude …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lapse rate — noun The rate of change in atmospheric temperature with increase of height. The variable normally is temperature unless specified otherwise. This is a vertical direction of travel (up or down), and the temperature may rise or fall suddenly …   Wiktionary

  • lapse rate — noun the rate at which air temperature falls with increasing altitude …   English new terms dictionary

  • lapse — ▪ I. lapse lapse 1 [læps] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed: • The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse. • There are… …   Financial and business terms

  • lapse — /læps / (say laps) noun 1. a slip or slight error: a lapse of concentration. 2. a failure or miscarriage through some fault, slip, or negligence: a lapse of justice. 3. a gliding or passing away, as of time: *She took that up after a lapse of two …  

  • lapse — lapse1 [ læps ] noun count 1. ) a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do things in the right way: The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. lapse of: She was angered by her momentary lapse of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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