lapse rate
lapse rate noun: the rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.
Noun
lapse rate (plural lapse rates)
- The rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.
lapse rate meaning in Tamil and Kannada
lapse rate in Tamil
- உயரத்திற்கேற்ப வெப்பநிலை மாறுபாடுவிகிதம்
lapse rate in Kannada
- ಇಳಿಕೆ ದರ
Forms of lapse rate
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Words formed from lapse rate
Questions about lapse rate
- What does lapse rate mean?
- Lapse rate means the rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.
- What is lapse rate in Tamil?
- Lapse rate in Tamil is உயரத்திற்கேற்ப வெப்பநிலை மாறுபாடுவிகிதம். See Lapse rate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lapse rate?
- Lapse rate is a noun.
- What is the plural of lapse rate?
- The plural of lapse rate is lapse rates.
Words near lapse rate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lapse rate (page history and authors); lapse rate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lapse rate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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