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lag [lag] (civil engineering) A flat piece of material, usually wood, used to wedge timber or steel supports against the ground and to make secure the space between supports. (electronics) A persistence of the electric charge image in a camera tube for a small number of frames. (physics) The difference in time between two events or values considered together.
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On the other hand, as I walked home from the office at nightfall my feet seemed to lag, and my head to be aching. After a spell of a few weeks at sea, an iron ship begins to lag as if she had grown tired too soon. Some of them might lag, but the guest of honour was not permitted to lag. |
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