Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adiabatic lapse rate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: adi-a-bat-ic lapse rate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted upward through the atmosphere with no addition or deletion of heat.

Inflected Forms

adiabatic lapse rates (plural)

Questions

What does adiabatic lapse rate mean?: The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted upward through the atmosphere with no addition or deletion of heat.

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