Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lag lahyn]
- /læg laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lag lahyn]
- /læg laɪn/
Definitions of lag line words
- noun lag line a lagging or falling behind; retardation. 1
- noun lag line a person who lags behind, is the last to arrive, etc. 1
- noun lag line an interval or lapse of time: There was a developmental lag in the diffusion of ideas. 1
- noun lag line Mechanics. the amount of retardation of some motion. 1
- noun lag line Electricity. the retardation of one alternating quantity, as current, with respect to another related alternating quantity, as voltage, often expressed in degrees. 1
- noun lag line Marbles, Billiards. the act of lagging. 1
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Origin of lag line
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Scandinavian: compare Norwegian lagga to go slowly
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lag line
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lag line popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lag line usage trend in Literature
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