lapse rate

English

Noun

lapse rate (plural lapse rates)

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

Derived terms

• adiabatic lapse rate

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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