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Beam engine designed by James Watt
The Lap Engine is a beam engine designed by James Watt, built by Boulton and Watt in 1788. It is now preserved at the Science Museum, London. It is important
Lap_Engine
Japanese television series
"Engine Special Lap" (炎神スペシャルラップ, Enjin Supesharu Rappu) by Project.R, featuring "Engine First Lap", "Engine Second Lap", "Engine Third Lap", "Engine Final
Engine_Sentai_Go-onger
Heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
work machines for lapping (polishing) buttons or similar. For this reason it was always known as the Lap Engine. In early steam engines the piston is usually
History_of_the_steam_engine
This is a list of lap times achieved by various vehicles on the Nürburgring (Nordschleife). The list itself is broken down into categories. The Nürburgring
List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times
List_of_Nürburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times
English inventor, preacher and ironmonger
1664 – 5 August 1729) was an English inventor, creator of the atmospheric engine in 1712, Baptist preacher by calling and ironmonger by trade. He was born
Thomas_Newcomen
Fixed steam engine for pumping or power generation
engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation. They are distinct from locomotive engines used
Stationary_steam_engine
Piston engine component which connects the piston to the crankshaft
A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting
Connecting_rod
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
110th running of the Indianapolis 500
fast lap. One notable mechanical failure occurred for Ed Carpenter, whose engine failed during his installation lap early in the session. The engine was
2026_Indianapolis_500
Type of hydraulic compression system failure
entering the device. In the case of a reciprocating internal combustion engine, a piston cannot complete its travel and mechanical failure may occur if
Hydrolock
Classification of reciprocating engine cylinders
In mechanical engineering, the cylinders of reciprocating engines are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how
Single- and double-acting cylinders
Single-_and_double-acting_cylinders
Motor car race
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Piquet suffered a last-lap engine failure which dropped him from third to sixth, giving Reutemann a three-point
1981_Italian_Grand_Prix
Mechanism for converting reciprocating motion to rotation
A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating
Crankshaft
Scottish engineer and inventor (1754–1839)
the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham
William_Murdoch
Sliding pin joint in a slider-crank linkage, commonly used in engine pistons
in a trunk engine. Therefore, the longitudinal dimension of the crosshead must be matched to the stroke of the engine. On smaller engines, the connecting
Crosshead
76th running of the Indianapolis 500
out and crashed on the parade lap. The race was dominated by Michael Andretti in the debut of the Ford-Cosworth XB engine. Andretti grabbed the lead at
1992_Indianapolis_500
Preserved beam engine in Devon, England
The Newcomen Memorial Engine (sometimes called the Coventry Canal Engine) is a preserved beam engine in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial
Newcomen_Memorial_Engine
Sports car manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan
turn off the VDC during official hot laps and time attacks. In 2010, Nissan re-programmed the GT-R to reduce engine speed at launch to around 3,500–4,000
Nissan_GT-R
24-hour annual touring car and GT endurance racing event
Motorsport was only one lap down and have beaten the old record, too. They used a conventional gear box and a privately built 3.8L 500PS engine. The third of three
Nürburgring_24_Hours
Form of valve within a steam engine or locomotive
are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive. They control the admission of steam into the cylinders and
Piston_valve_(steam_engine)
Sports car produced by Dodge (1992–2017)
This particular lap time was taken in 2008, in which it didn't make the fastest overall lap. The Viper SRT-10 ACR originally set 13 lap records back in
Dodge_Viper
British racing driver (born 1980)
after Legge's 31st position. Her race ended when she suffered an engine failure on lap 23. Legge returned to the team for the balance of the six oval races
Katherine_Legge
81st running of the Indianapolis 500
wall at the exit of Turn 1 in his second lap and had to wave off, Fermín Vélez blew an engine during his second lap, and Sam Schmidt spun on the warm-up lane
1997_Indianapolis_500
Japanese sports car
and ran a hot lap around the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours resulting in a lap time of 1:20.6, which was the fastest ever recorded lap time on the race
Lexus_LFA
Formula One racing team
finished 10th; the cooling problems returned when his Ferrari engine expired on the slowing down lap, forcing a grid penalty for the following race. In Malaysia
Red_Bull_Racing
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
a range of different types of engine configurations and displacements since its inaugural season in 1949. The engines are currently used in the Cup Series
NASCAR_engines
45th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
On lap 26, Senna retired with alternator troubles and two laps later Prost was out with a failed gearbox. Alesi was third but on lap 35, his engine expired
1991 Formula One World Championship
1991_Formula_One_World_Championship
Formula One Car
Fangio Museum in Balcarce. (key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine TAG Porsche • STATS F1". Steve Nichols & The McLaren MP4/4 - The Story
McLaren_MP4/3
Racing car model
in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.) "Engine Ford Cosworth". STATS F1. Brown, Allen (8 June 2018). "Lotus 77 car-by-car
Lotus_77
American auto racing season
one race lap are awarded 1 point. The driver who leads the most laps during a race scores an additional 2 points. Each entrant-initiated engine change-out
2026_IndyCar_Series
British steam engine and machine tool engineer and manufacturer (1765-1826)
Matthew Murray (1765 – 20 February 1826) was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer, who designed and built the first commercially viable
Matthew_Murray
valve gear was an early form of valve gear used on steam engines. Its simplest form allowed an engine to be stopped and started. A double form, mostly used
Gab_valve_gear
Evolution of steam power beyond mainstream mid-20th-century implementations
modern steam) reflects an approach to the technical development of the steam engine intended for a wider variety of applications than has recently been the
Advanced_steam_technology
Motor vehicle
911 Turbo, and uses a similar twin-turbocharged engine, but features numerous upgrades, including engine enhancements, larger brakes, and stiffer suspension
Porsche_911_GT2
46th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
ahead on lap 39 only for Berger to repass him two laps later. Brundle was back in fourth on lap 44 but retired with engine trouble three laps later, ending
1992 Formula One World Championship
1992_Formula_One_World_Championship
Process of removing material from two workpieces
Lapping is a machining process in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or using a machine. Lapping often
Lapping
47th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Parabolica on lap 15 and Berger's suspension failed on the following lap. On lap 18 he passed Alesi and on lap 22 Schumacher's engine failed. Blundell
1993 Formula One World Championship
1993_Formula_One_World_Championship
Compact car
models were both deleted, along with the 2.2 L L61 engine. Both were replaced by the 2.2 L LAP engine which featured dual VVT and 10.0:1 compression ratio
Chevrolet_Cobalt
International motorsport rules
reduction in lap times. Since 2014, transmissions with 8 gear ratios and 1 reverse gear ratio are required in Formula 1 cars. The engines, now commonly
Formula_One_regulations
48th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Alesi and Verstappen. Both Ferrari engines then failed; Alesi's on lap 59 and Berger's on lap 73. Alesi's engine left oil on the track, and Coulthard
1994 Formula One World Championship
1994_Formula_One_World_Championship
high-speed cross compound vertical generating engines. This length, relative to the port spacing, controls the inlet lap of the valve. As this was the timing of
Expansion valve (steam engine)
Expansion_valve_(steam_engine)
80th running of the Indianapolis 500
Buddy Lazier in a close pursuit when the race resumed. On Lap 81, his engine let go, pitting a lap later to retire from the race. Stewart blamed his blow-up
1996_Indianapolis_500
44th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
trap and out of the race. Boutsen pulled away from Berger but his engine blew on lap 18. Soon Mansell passed Patrese and then attacked Berger. Berger closed
1990 Formula One World Championship
1990_Formula_One_World_Championship
34th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
On his out-lap Spoerry lost traction and spun at the Esses wrecking the car. The Ford France and Essex cars had already retired with engine issues during
1966_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Plug-in hybrid sports car
Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid engine, a 1.6-litre turbocharged 90-degree V6 engine. Modifications were done to the engine as to make comply with the idle
Mercedes-AMG_One
Motor car race
seconds each lap but Moss won with a 6-second cushion. Note: Both BRM cars (Mike Hawthorn and Tony Brooks) withdrew after qualifying due to engine issues.
1956_Monaco_Grand_Prix
71st 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
cars were within a lap of each other, led by Johnny Mowlem's No. 94 Risi Competizione Ferrari. Mowlem held it until his car's engine failed on the Mulsanne
2003_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
108th running of the Indianapolis 500
presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, that was held on Sunday, May 26, 2024,
2024_Indianapolis_500
Formula One racing car
in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020. "Paffett is McLaren's
McLaren_MP4-21
1981-1984 Formula One racing car by Ferrari
Prix Ferrari 021 engine front Museo Ferrari (key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine Ferrari • STATS
Ferrari_126C
Sports car manufactured by Lamborghini
The Lamborghini Huracán (Spanish for "hurricane"; [uɾaˈkan]) is a mid-engine, two-seater sports car made by Lamborghini from 2014 to 2024. Revealed online
Lamborghini_Huracán
Motor vehicle
The Ferrari F80 (Type F250) is a limited production mid-engine, hybrid sports car built by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. Designed and named
Ferrari_F80
This is the full list of official Power Lap times on the Top Gear test track. Top Gear define a qualifying vehicle as a road-legal production car on road-legal
List of Top Gear test track Power Lap times
List_of_Top_Gear_test_track_Power_Lap_times
43rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
when leading the race and his engine started to misfire. He signalled Prost through to a lead he would not lose on lap 34. Williams ended up being the
1989 Formula One World Championship
1989_Formula_One_World_Championship
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine BRM • STATS F1". "B.R.M. 16-cylinder engine from 1966: The crazy H16 monster | CAR ENGINE AND SPORT".[dead link] "Spicer
BRM_P75
24-hour sportscar endurance race
Rodriguez/Vaccarella was the only P2 to finish, coming in 7th, 28 laps behind the winner. The only Ford-engined car to finish was the Sears/Thompson works Cobra in
1965_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
21st season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Hill's engine suddenly seized on lap 11, but teammate Clark was charging, getting up to second on lap 15 and taking the lead from Brabham on the next lap. He
1967_Formula_One_season
Formula One racing car
points as runners-up Ferrari. It holds the record for highest percentage of laps led in a season with 97.3% (1,003 out of 1,031). The car held the record
McLaren_MP4/4
Steam engine designed to run at comparatively high speed
High-speed steam engines were one of the final developments of the stationary steam engine. They ran at a high speed, of several hundred rpm, which was
High-speed_steam_engine
Motor car race
1968 at the Hockenheimring, Germany. The race was run over two heats of 20 laps of the circuit, and was the first round of the 1968 European Formula Two
1968_Deutschland_Trophäe
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
slightly and allow the engine to meet PZEV standards. Compression ratio is 10.0:1. The L61 was used in the following cars: The LAP is a 2.2 L (2,198 cc)
GM_Ecotec_engine
33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
on lap 78 he went ahead. On the next lap, the penultimate lap, Arnoux's engine began to splutter and Villeneuve was back ahead and for the last lap the
1979_Formula_One_season
Formula One racing car
turns of Monte Carlo. Clark set fastest lap but retired his Climax-engined 33 while Hill drove the BRM-engined car to second place. The 33 was also campaigned
Lotus_33
Early steam engine
A water-returning engine was an early form of stationary steam engine, developed at the start of the Industrial Revolution in the middle of the 18th century
Water-returning_engine
54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
string of fastest laps, and closed down a ten-second gap to Michael Schumacher to four in ten laps, only for his engine to blow up on lap 25. Michael Schumacher
2000 Formula One World Championship
2000_Formula_One_World_Championship
1777 steam engine
an early beam engine built by the partnership of Boulton and Watt. The engine was constructed in 1777 and worked until 1848. The engine is most obviously
Old_Bess_(beam_engine)
Finnish racing driver (born 1979)
fractured toe. Two laps later, he suffered a similar engine failure to Massa in the previous race; a connecting rod in his engine broke and he was forced
Kimi_Räikkönen
73rd season of Formula One
reached second by lap 5, behind Leclerc who had held successfully defended first position. After Vettel experienced an engine failure on lap 10, Leclerc pitted
2022 Formula One World Championship
2022_Formula_One_World_Championship
Speed governing device for steam engines
used for single-acting beam engines, particularly (though not exclusively) Cornish engines. The earlier atmospheric engines also used cataracts, but these
Cataract_(beam_engine)
Formula One racing car
Ford turbo engine. Boutsen had led for half a lap on lap 17 in Brazil, but as he never led over the line he was not credited with leading a lap. Boutsen
Benetton_B187
101st running of the Indianapolis 500
a fast lap of 233.116 mph, while Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest "no-tow" lap at 231.273 mph. Jack Harvey blew an engine after only 11 laps, the fifth
2017_Indianapolis_500
Motor car race
Lazier retired on lap 157 with engine failure and Stewart and Boat appeared to be on the lead lap by themselves. Stewart set off to lap the field, which
1997_True_Value_500
4th season of FIA's Formula One motor racing
problems with his engine. The final points scorers were the works Talbot-Lagos of Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Louis Rosier, both two laps behind the leaders
1950_Formula_One_season
Formula One motor racing championship
circuits, the fastest laps set this year were actually faster than the ones recorded the previous year, with the V10 engines. Some engine suppliers indicated
2006 Formula One World Championship
2006_Formula_One_World_Championship
78th running of the Indianapolis 500
in the Menard Buick posted the fastest lap of the day at 227.658 mph. At 4:45 p.m., Mike Groff's Honda engine failed, which caused the car to spin and
1994_Indianapolis_500
35th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
All overall records were broken – fastest, furthest, a new lap record, and biggest engine to win, along with a number of class records. After the previous
1967_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Inline piston engine with four cylinders
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common
Straight-four_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
finished on the lead lap was rookie Jacques Villeneuve. In the summer and fall of 1993, Ilmor and Penske engaged in a new engine program. Under complete
Mercedes-Benz_500I_engine
Spanish racing driver (born 1994)
Sainz retired from the Austrian Grand Prix with an engine problem and was eliminated on the first lap of the British Grand Prix after a collision with Kvyat
Carlos_Sainz_Jr.
Formula One racing car
Honda RA004E engine from the following season. (key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine Honda". www
BAR_005
English engineer in the late 1700s
rotative engine design was a development of the pumping engines with a mechanism to convert linear motion to rotary, such as for the Lap Engine. Watt dismissed
Logan_Henderson_(engineer)
96th running of the Indianapolis 500
for the lead but starting lap 161 Dario Franchitti retook the lead at turn one. On lap 163 Josef Newgarden stopped due to engine problems, pulling over to
2012_Indianapolis_500
Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 2000
Barfield, Jr., 66 Laps (Engine Failure) 75–Marty Houston, 65 Laps (Accident); Led 2 Laps 18–Joe Ruttman, 64 Laps (Engine Failure); Led 1 Lap 26–Jamie McMurray*
2000_Daytona_250
42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
in his engine and had passed Prost for the lead on lap 14. His race was only to last another 9 laps though as he crashed with René Arnoux on lap 25. After
1988 Formula One World Championship
1988_Formula_One_World_Championship
Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1980
150 of 200 laps. Bonnett was on the lead lap in the final lap when his engine failed. By rule, he finished ahead of Earnhardt, who was one lap down and
1980_Daytona_500
Formula One activities of Renault
on lap 40. The team's poor qualifying form returned in Italy, as Jabouille qualified 20th. He ran outside the top 10 until his engine failed on lap 24
Renault_in_Formula_One
Lap preceding a motorsport race
A parade lap, also known as a pace lap, formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track
Parade_lap
75th Formula One season
the final lap. Of the four retirees, Pérez retired for the second time in three races due to hitting Bottas, Colapinto retired due to engine issues, Bottas
2024 Formula One World Championship
2024_Formula_One_World_Championship
41st season of FIA Formula One motor racing
unchanged until lap 44 when Alboreto disappeared with an engine problem and then in the closing laps Prost moved ahead of Boutsen. On lap 71 of 76 Mansell's
1987 Formula One World Championship
1987_Formula_One_World_Championship
109th running of the Indianapolis 500
Sato suffered an engine problem and came to halt on his backstraight. Josef Newgarden was the fastest in Carb Day practice, running a lap at 225.687 miles
2025_Indianapolis_500
18th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
pits. But then on the last lap, Hill stopped with a failing fuel pump and McLaren's car started spluttering heavily. His engine cut out with less than a
1964_Formula_One_season
Formula One Car
problems all weekend, with even the P261's engine failing at one stage, and in the race Hill's H16 blew on lap one while Stewart had to retire when a leaking
BRM_P83
Motor car race
but he had actually blown up the engine, out of the stress of running the last 6 laps on "Q" mode (which gives the engine +100 hp), and risking running out
1987_British_Grand_Prix
69th running of the Indianapolis 500
remarkably gathered control without stalling the engine, and continued in the race. About twenty laps later, Sullivan managed to re-pass Andretti for the
1985_Indianapolis_500
12th season of Formula One motor racing
were lying first and third after the first lap. Moss held on to second place until, on lap 26, his engine blew up. Ferrari scored a 1–2, ahead of Salvadori
1958_Formula_One_season
Group C sports-prototype racing car
Stefan Bellof, this car established a record that would stand for 35 years, lapping the famed 20.832 km (12.93 mi) Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:11.13 during
Porsche_956
However, these engines and gearboxes were very unreliable because of the engine's immense power, and would only last about four laps. For the race, the
Formula_One_engines
Formula One racing car
within five laps of the start. However, having set the fastest lap of the race, Patrese retired from the lead on lap 8 with a blown engine. Piquet inherited
Brabham_BT50
1989 video game
for the Japanese PC Engine in 1989 and the North American TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, it is a spin-off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap. The story mode featured
Final_Lap_Twin
High-performance vehicle of the BMW 5 series
recorded a Nürburgring lap time of 7:38.92 in a test by sport auto. BMW M5 (Australia) BMW S63 twin-turbocharged V8 engine The engine is an evolution of the
BMW_M5
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
Surname or Lastname
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp)
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp) : from Ukrainian tsap ‘billy goat’, Polish cap, and so probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a goat herd.Czech (Čáp) : nickname for a tall or long-legged man, from Äáp ‘stork’.Southern French : from Occitan cap ‘head’ (Latin caput); probably a nickname for a person with something distinctive about his head. The word was often used in the metaphorical sense ‘chief’, ‘principal’, and the surname may also have denoted a leader or a village elder. In some cases it may also be a topographic name from the same word used in the sense of a promontory or headland.Americanized spelling of German Kapp.English : variant spelling of Capp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lee.Scottish : reduced variant of McClay.French : habitational name from places so named in Loire, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Pyrénées-Atlantique.German : habitational name from places so named, in the Rhineland near Koblenz and in Bavaria, named with lay(h), a word meaning ‘stone’, ‘rock’, ‘slate’.
Boy/Male
Native American
Cedar bark.
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name LAPU means "cedar bark."
Male
Chamoru
, jurisprudence; law.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap ‘devious’, ‘deceitful’, ‘bent’; ‘shrewd’.Americanized spelling of North German Japp.Chinese : variant of Ye.Filipino : unexplained.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(लाल) Hindi name LAL means "to caress, to play."Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pearl, Ruby, Name of a precious stone
Boy/Male
Hindu
To make melodic sounds, Chanting
Boy/Male
Hindu
(son of Lord Rama)
Male
English
Middle English short form of English Lawrence, LAW means "of Laurentum."
Male
English
Pet form of English Larry, LAZ means "of Laurentum."
Girl/Female
Australian
Mature
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : metonymic occupational name for a salmon fisher or a seller of salmon, Middle High German lahs ‘salmon’.English (northeastern counties) and Danish : from an Old Norse nickname, Lax, meaning ‘salmon’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Lachs ‘salmon’, Yiddish laks, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames taken from words denoting fish, birds, and animals.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ALP means "brave."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lap
Boy/Male
Hindi
Beloved.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Teaches.
Female
French
French form of Old High German Adalhaid, ADÉLAÃDE means "noble sort."
Boy/Male
Australian, Thai, Vietnamese
Mature; Independent
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
Boy/Male
Indian
Little, Light rain, Drizzle, Mercy
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Biblical
the queen
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Power of Doing Any Work
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Elephant Eared; Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu
Entire, Perfect, Excellent
Boy/Male
English
From Wine's hill.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Deeptimoy | தீபà¯à®¤à®¿à®®à¯‹à®¯Â
Lustrous
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lighting up, One who lights lamps
Male
Dutch
, Frenchman, or, free.
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
v. t.
To feed with pap.
obs. strong imp.
of Leap. Leaped.
v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
n.
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
n.
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury.
v. t.
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
n.
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
n.
To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working.
v. i.
To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap.
a.
Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.
n.
To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.
n.
One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2.
n.
A law.
v. t.
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
n.
To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
n.
The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.
n.
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth.
a.
Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
v. t.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
n.
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.