lapse rate

English

Noun

lapse rate (plural lapse rates)

1. (meteorology) The rate of change in an atmospheric variable 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.

Further reading

• “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

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