Meaning Of The Word Lapse rate
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Lapse rate Meaning
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lapse rate in British English
the rate of decrease of an atmospheric variable, usually temperature, with increase of altitude noun: the rate of change of any meteorological factor with altitude, esp atmospheric temperature, which usually decreases at a rate of 0.6° C per 100 metres (environmental lapse rate). Unsaturated air loses about 1°C per 100 m ( dry adiabatic lapse rate), where noun: the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location |
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