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11lapse of gift — the failure of a testamentary gift as a result of the death of the beneficiary in the testator s lifetime; also, in the case of a gift to a spouse, failure of the gift as a result of the annulment or dissolution of marriage. . . . the word lapse… …
12Lapse rate — The lapse rate is defined as the rate of decrease with height for an atmospheric variable. The variable involved is temperature unless specified otherwise.[1][2] The terminology arises from the word lapse in the sense of a decrease or decline;… …
13lapse — lapse1 [læps] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: lapsus, from labi to slip ] 1.) a short period of time during which you fail to do something well or properly, often caused by not being careful momentary/temporary/occasional etc lapse ▪ Despite …
14lapse rate — Meteorol. the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location. [1915 20] * * * ▪ meteorology rate of change in temperature observed while moving upward through the Earth s atmosphere …
15lapse — [[t]læps[/t]] n. v. lapsed, laps•ing 1) an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state: a lapse of justice[/ex] 2) a slip or error, often of a trivial sort: a lapse of memory[/ex] 3) an interval or …
16lapse — /læps / (say laps) noun 1. a slip or slight error: a lapse of concentration. 2. a failure or miscarriage through some fault, slip, or negligence: a lapse of justice. 3. a gliding or passing away, as of time: *She took that up after a lapse of two …
17lapse — [læps] noun [C] I 1) a short period when you fail to do something, or fail to show a quality He suffers from memory lapses.[/ex] lapses in concentration[/ex] 2) a period of time between two events There was a lapse of ten years between his visits …
18lapse — noun 1》 a brief failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. ↘a decline from previously high standards. 2》 an interval of time. 3》 Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. verb …
19lapse — I To glide; to pass slowly, silently, or by degrees. To slip; to deviate from the proper path. To fall or fail. Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee v. Wheeler, 265 Ky. 269, 96 S.W.2d 753, 755. See also expiration termination II The termination… …
20lapse — I To glide; to pass slowly, silently, or by degrees. To slip; to deviate from the proper path. To fall or fail. Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee v. Wheeler, 265 Ky. 269, 96 S.W.2d 753, 755. See also expiration termination II The termination… …
