Lapse or lapsed may refer to: * Lapse, a social media platform * Lapse and anti-lapse, in the law of wills *

Lapse rate The lapse rate is the rate at which an atmospheric variable, normally temperature in Earth's atmosphere, falls with altitude. ''Lapse rate'' arises from the word ''lapse'' (in its "becoming less" sense, not its "interruption" sense). In dry air, ...

, the rate that atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude * Doctrine of lapse, an annexationist policy in British India * The Lapse, a defunct American indie rock band *

Relapse In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or r ...

, a medical term used in addiction treatment * ''Lapsed'' (album), a 1997 album by Bardo Pond * Lapsed power, a constitutionally granted power no longer in use * Lapsed Catholic, a term for baptized Catholics who no longer practice * ''Lapse'' (film), a 2023 Brazilian short film

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