lapse rate

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lapse rate (plural lapse rates)

(meteorology) The rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.

Derived terms[edit]

adiabatic lapse rate

Further reading[edit]

“lapse rate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“lapse rate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“lapse rate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Adiabatic lapse rate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams[edit]

palestrae, pearl teas

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