laps-, lab- +
(Latin: to slip, to fall; to glide)
colapsar
In astronomy, (formerly) a gravitationally collapsed star; now referred to as a "black hole".
collapse, collapses, collapsed, collapsing (verb forms)
1. To fall down or inward suddenly; to cave in.
2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and cease to function; such as, a patient who collapsed as she was walking.
3. To fold compactly;for example, temporary fencing that collapses.
4. The act of falling down or inward, as from a loss of supports.
5. An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; collapsibility, collapsible, collapsable.
6. Literally, to fall together, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, "fall together", from com-, "together" plus labi, "to fall, to slip".
2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and cease to function; such as, a patient who collapsed as she was walking.
3. To fold compactly;for example, temporary fencing that collapses.
4. The act of falling down or inward, as from a loss of supports.
5. An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; collapsibility, collapsible, collapsable.
6. Literally, to fall together, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, "fall together", from com-, "together" plus labi, "to fall, to slip".
collapsible
Capable of collapsing or of being collapsed.
collapsion
1. A state of falling together.
2. A state of vessels that have closed.
2. A state of vessels that have closed.
delapse
1. To fall or to slide down.
2. To slip down; to descend, to sink.
2. To slip down; to descend, to sink.
delapsion, delapsation
A falling down, or out of place; a prolapsion.
elapse, elapses, elapsed, elapsing (verb forms)
1. To pass or go by, especially in a gradual, slow, or imperceptible way; to slip away: "Several hours elapsed before we arrived home."
2. The passing of a certain period of time.
2. The passing of a certain period of time.
elapsion
The act or process of elapsing.
illapse (s), illapses (pl) (noun forms)
1. A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack.
2. Inspirations; divine influxes.
2. Inspirations; divine influxes.
illapse, illapses, illapsed, illapsing (verb forms)
To fall or to glide; to pass (usually followed by "into"); such as, "He illapsed into a deep sleep."
infralapsarian
1. A person who believes in infralapsarianism.
2. Of or pertaining to infralapsarians or infralapsarianism.
2. Of or pertaining to infralapsarians or infralapsarianism.
infralapsarianism
In theology, the doctrine, held by Augustinians and by many Calvinists, that God planned the Creation, permitted the Fall, elected a chosen number, planned their redemption, and suffered the remainder to be eternally punished; the opposite of supralapsarianism).
interlapse
The lapse, flow, or interval of time between two events.
lapsable, lapsible (adjective forms)
1. A momentary fault or failure in behavior or morality.
2. A break in the continuity of something.
3. A passage of time.
4. A failure to exercise a right within a specified period of time, e.g., the failure to buy a property before the termination of an option to buy.
5. To become null and void through disuse, negligence, or death.
6. To decline in value, quality, or conduct.
2. A break in the continuity of something.
3. A passage of time.
4. A failure to exercise a right within a specified period of time, e.g., the failure to buy a property before the termination of an option to buy.
5. To become null and void through disuse, negligence, or death.
6. To decline in value, quality, or conduct.
lapse rate
The rate at which the temperature of the atmosphere falls as altitude increases.
