time lag

  • 51Lag — Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of retardation …

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  • 52Lag of the tide — Lag Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of… …

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  • 53Lag screw — Lag Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of… …

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  • 54lag phase — lag .fāz n the period of time between the introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium and the time it begins to increase exponentially called also lag period compare LOG PHASE * * * the early period following bacterial inoculation into… …

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  • 55Lag (disambiguation) — Lag refers to delays experienced in computing and communications.Lag may also refer to:* A measure for spatial dependence in a sampling variogram *Lag (cue sports), brief pre game competition to determine which player will break the rack *Lagging …

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  • 56LAG BA-OMER — (Heb. לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר), the 33rd (Heb. לַ״ג) day of the counting of the omer , which is reckoned from the second day of passover until shavuot . It occurs on the 18th day of iyyar and has been celebrated as a semiholiday since the time of the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 57lag — (v.) fail to keep pace, 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning last person (1510s), later also as an adjective (1550s; e.g. lag mon last man ), all of uncertain relationship, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. lagga go slowly ), or some… …

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  • 58lag time —   time that passes between the point when precipitation is at its highest over a particular drainage basin during a particular precipitation event, and the point when discharge in the river channel is at its highest in that drainage basin for… …

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  • 59Lag BaOmer — Infobox Holiday caption = A bonfire, one of the symbols of the holiday. holiday name = Lag BaOmer official name = he. ל ג בעומר‎ observedby = Jews and Judaism begins = Iyar 18 type = Religious significance = 33rd day after Pesach relatedto =… …

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  • 60lag — 1. To move or progress more slowly than normal; to fall behind. 2. The act or condition of falling behind. 3. The time interval between a change in one variable and a consequent change in another variable. anaphase l. slowing or …

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