About The Word Lagging
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Lagging
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What's The Definition Of Lagging?
[n] used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lagging: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lagging: afterthought | backward | bind | block | blockage | bureaucratic delay | dalliance | dallying | dawdling | delay | delayage | delayed reaction | delaying | detention | dilatoriness | dilatory | dillydallying | double take | dragging | easygoing | foot-dragging | halt | hang-up | hindrance | holdup | interim | jam | lackadaisical | lag | laggard | lax | lazy | lingering | logjam | loitering | lollygagging | Micawberish | moratorium | obstruction | paperasserie | pause | procrastinating | procrastination | procrastinative | procrastinatory | red tape | red-tapeism | red-tapery | remiss | reprieve | respite | retardance | retardation | shilly-shallying | shuffling | slack | slow | slowdown | slowness | slow-up | sluggish | stay | stay of execution | stop | stoppage | suspension | tarrying | tie-up | time lag | wait See Also | insulant | insulating material | insulation Lagging In Webster's Dictionary \Lag"ging\, n.
1. (Mach.) 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}.
2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib
to another in the centering of arches.
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