Meaning of LAGGING
| Pronunciation: | | 'laging
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| | Definition: | | [n] used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat |
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| | See Also: | | insulant, insulating material, insulation | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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