jet lag
/ˈd͡ʒɛt.læɡ/
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jet lag noun: a physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.
Noun
jet lag (usually uncountable, plural jet lags)
- A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.
- She knows, now, absolutely, hearing the white noise that is London, that Damien’s theory of jet lag is correct: that her mortal soul is leagues behind her, being reeled in on some ghostly umbilical down the vanished wake of the plane that brought her here, hundreds of thousands of feet above the...2003, William Gibson, Pattern Recognition (Bigend cycle; book 1), New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 1
jet lag meaning in Urdu and Malay
jet lag in Urdu
- چڑچڑا پن, جٹ سے تھکان
jet lag in Malay
- physical condition
- lamban jet, gangguan ritma harian
Synonyms of jet lag
Forms of jet lag
| plural | jet lags |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jetlag |
Origin of jet lag
Possibly coined by Horace Sutton in 1966.
Words formed from jet lag
Questions about jet lag
- What does jet lag mean?
- Jet lag means a physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.
- What is jet lag in Urdu?
- Jet lag in Urdu is چڑچڑا پن, جٹ سے تھکان. See Jet lag meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is jet lag?
- Jet lag is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jet lag?
- Jet lag is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛt.læɡ/.
- What is the plural of jet lag?
- The plural of jet lag is jet lags.
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