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Definition of Lagging
1. Noun. Used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat.
Definition of Lagging
1. n. The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading.
Definition of Lagging
1. Adjective. falling behind, not keeping up the pace ¹
2. Adjective. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of ¹
3. Noun. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection ¹
4. Noun. The material so used ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of lag) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lagging
1. an insulating material [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lagging
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lagging
Literary usage of Lagging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"Exciting the field by a lagging current in the field, a lagging emf of rotation is
... As it is easy to produce a lagging current by self-inductance, ..."
2. Elements of Mining by George Joseph Young (1916)
"Lacing is a miner's term used to describe spaced lagging which is used to ...
Spiling and fore-poles are synonymous terms indicating lagging which is ..."
3. Timbering and Mining: A Treatise on Practical American Methods by William H. Storms (1909)
"The Usual Drift Set with False Set lagging, these — 5 to 8 in. wide and usually
from 2 to 3 in. thick — are driven ahead, the forward ends being inserted ..."
4. Timbering and Mining: A Treatise on Practical American Methods by William H. Storms (1909)
"Where the ground stands fairly well, the timbers may be placed and the lagging
driven at the convenience of the miners, often the work of excavating being ..."
5. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"Since a condenser draws from the mains a current in leading phase, a condenser
shunted across such a circuit carrying current in lagging phase compensates ..."
6. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"As a condenser consumes leading, that is, produces lagging reactive current, it
can be used to supply the lagging component of current of the induction ..."
7. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"One lagging chromosome was found in the second division but this ... The form of
the lagging chromosomes was seen to vary a great deal from a single ..."
8. Belt Conveyors and Belt Elevators by Frederic Valerius Hetzel (1922)
"lagging consists usually of 3- or 4-ply rubber belt fastened on by ... It is
important that the bolt heads should be below the surface of the lagging; ..."
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