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lapse rate

Vertical rate of change of temperature in atmosphere
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lapse rate

Summary

lapse rate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,521 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lapse rate is a type of spatial gradient[2].
  • lapse rate's different from is recorded as adiabatic lapse rate[3].
  • lapse rate's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[4].

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Definition and Type

lapse rate is a type of spatial gradient[2].

Why It Matters

lapse rate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,521 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Hellidy · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → adiabatic lapse rate
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → spatial gradient
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/120mnmjf
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q10290834 */"
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