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I [læg] II [læg] III [læg]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) rivestire con isolante termico [pipe, tank]; isolare [ roof]IV [læg]nome colloq. (criminal)* * *[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) restare indietro2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) ritardo* * *I [læɡ]1. vi(also: lag behind) restare indietro2. n(also: time-lag) lasso or intervallo di tempoSee:II [læɡ] vt(boiler, pipes) rivestire con or di materiale isolanteIII [læɡ] nfam* * *lag (1) /læg/n.1 (elettron., mecc., sport, ecc.) ritardo: with a time lag of one month, con un mese di ritardo; technological lag, ritardo tecnologico2 (econ.) sfasamento● (med.) lag phase, fase di latenza.lag (2) /læg/n.1 assicella; doga2 [u] (materiale) coibente; rivestimento isolante● (mecc.) lag screw, vite a testa quadra per il legno.lag (3) /læg/n.(to) lag (1) /læg/v. i.1 ( spesso to lag behind) attardarsi; restare indietro ( anche fig.); trascinarsi: Ben lagged behind the other children, Ben restò indietro rispetto agli altri bambini2 (elettron., mecc.) ritardare(to) lag (2) /læg/v. t.coibentare (tecn.); rivestire (spec. con materiale isolante); isolare: to lag water pipes, rivestire le tubazioni dell'acqua.(to) lag (3) /læg/v. t.( slang) condannare ai lavori forzati; deportare.* * *I [læg] II [læg] III [læg]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) rivestire con isolante termico [pipe, tank]; isolare [ roof]IV [læg]nome colloq. (criminal)
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lagging — I. /ˈlægɪŋ/ (say laging) noun the act of lagging behind. {lag1 + ing1} II. /ˈlægɪŋ/ (say laging) noun 1. the act of covering a boiler, etc., with heat insulating material. 2. the covering formed. 3. the material used. 4. ( …
behind — Used for listed equity securities. At the same price but entered after your order/ interest, such as on the specialist s book. Antithesis of ahead of you. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. behind be‧hind 1 [bɪˈhaɪnd] adverb be/get/fall… … Financial and business terms
behind — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of (behind the bush). c hidden by (something behind that remark). 2 a in the past in relation to (trouble is behind me now). b late in relation to (behind schedule) … Useful english dictionary
Lagging — Lag Lag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lagging}.] To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter. I shall not lag behind. Milton. Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lagging — lagging1 laggingly, adv. /lag ing/, n. 1. the act of falling or staying behind. adj. 2. lingering; loitering; slow and dragging: lagging steps. [1590 1600; LAG1 + ING1, ING2] lagging2 /lag ing/, n. 1. the act of covering a boiler … Universalium
lagging — lag·ging || lægɪŋ n. lateness; falling behind; act of lingering; act of insulating; insulating material adj. falling behind, straggling; lingering, tarrying; slackening; slow, idle, slack læg n. slowness; lateness; delay, lingering;… … English contemporary dictionary
lagging — 1. adjective a) falling behind, not keeping up the pace b) Occurring after; indicating the later phase of 2. noun a) The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insula … Wiktionary
lagging — i. A type of insulation around certain lubrication system lines to keep it from losing heat in the oil to outside air. ii. In formation, an aircraft that is well behind its assigned position … Aviation dictionary
ahead of (or behind) the curve — idi ahead of (or behind) the curve, at the forefront of (or lagging behind) recent developments, trends, etc … From formal English to slang
trailing behind — lagging, being behind the group, following behind … English contemporary dictionary
lagged, lagging — verb 1 (I) to move or develop more slowly than others: Britain was still lagging in the space race. (+ behind): Jessica always lags behind, looking in shop windows. 2 (T) BrE to cover water pipes etc with a special material to prevent heat from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English