lapping

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of lap

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
3. (countable, uncountable) The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
4. (countable, uncountable) A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
5. (countable, uncountable) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
6. (countable, uncountable) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
7. (countable, uncountable) The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.

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Concepts

clapotis

roder

🇵🇱

rodage

Synonymes

plash

overlapping

swash

splash

imbrication

grind

grinding

lap

licking

milling

overlap

pestle

polish

🇵🇱

shiplap

slapping

superimposition

trimming

trituration

grind on

lap joint

precision surface finishing

pesting

reseat

segistration

registration

teeming and lading

lapped finishing

overlap joint

related joint

shiplap lagging

tripsis

splice graft

trimming out

lapped butt

whip graft

lapped joint

seat grinding

abrading

lapping finish

abrasion

buffing

eclipsing

finishing

Traductions

اللفّ

تلاعب في حسابات العملاء

لحس

ملحس

ولغ

ولوغ

lapidatge

imbricació

Überlappung

Verpackung

αναδίπλωση

στίλβωση

accavallamento

embricatura

sciabordio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlæpɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lappinge

Hérité de moyen anglais: lapping

In summary

From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing.