lax : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lax	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lax adj lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" Synonym(s): lax, slack pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') Antonym(s): tense lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake" Antonym(s): tense emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" Synonym(s): lax, loose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lax \Lax\, n. A looseness; diarrhea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lax \Lax\, a. [Compar. {Laxer}; superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. --Ray. 2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. The discipline was lax. --Macaulay. Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. --J. A. Symonds. The word [bd][91]ternus[b8] itself is sometimes of a lax signification. --Jortin. 3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LAX LAnguage eXample. A {toy language} used to illustrate {compiler} design. ["Compiler Construction", W.M. Waite et al, Springer 1984]. (1994-12-07)