lag line

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lag lahyn]
- /læg laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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Parts of speech for Lag line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lag line

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".

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