lagging
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lagging
Rhymes with -æɡɪŋ
Where it comes from
from lag
adjective more lagging · most lagging
- falling behind, not keeping up the pace
- Occurring after; indicating the later phase of A leading wave is one which reaches its maximum value before another, which is thus a lagging wave
noun laggings
- The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
- The material so used.
- A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years. "Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."
verb
- present participle and gerund of lag
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: retarding, overdue, late, delaying, delayed, delay, sluggish, delinquent, falling, underdeveloped, backwardness, backward, getting, dragging, hanging, becoming
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noun insulation material
| Ελληνικά | θερμομονωτικό υλικό thermomonotikó ylikó |
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title = {lagging},
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