lapse rate
English
Noun
lapse rate (plural lapse rates)
- (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.
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- lapse rate at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “lapse rate” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “lapse rate” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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