lapse rate

noun

The rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.

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Meanings

nounlapse rate (plural lapse rates)

plural lapse rates

  1. climatologyThe rate of change in an atmospheric variable, especially temperature, with increase of height.
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