"jet lag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jet lags [plural]
Etymology: Possibly coined by Horace Sutton in 1966. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Horace Sutton|in=1966|nobycat=1|nocap=1|w=-}} coined by Horace Sutton in 1966 Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} jet lag (usually uncountable, plural jet lags)
  1. (aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body. Wikipedia link: jet lag Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: jet syndrome, circadian dysrhythmia [medicine, sciences], desynchronosis [medicine, sciences], jetlag Derived forms: jet-lagged, jet-lagging, jetlaggy, social jet lag Translations (physical condition): vlugvoosheid (Afrikaans), 時差問題 (Chinese Mandarin), 时差问题 (shíchā wèntí) (Chinese Mandarin), 飛行時差反應 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞行时差反应 (fēixíng shíchā fǎnyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 時差感 (Chinese Mandarin), 时差感 (shíchāgǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 倒時差 (Chinese Mandarin), 倒时差 (dǎo shíchā) (Chinese Mandarin), pásmová nemoc [feminine] (Czech), jetlag [neuter] (Danish), jetlag [masculine] (Dutch), aikaerorasitus (Finnish), aikaero (Finnish), décalage horaire [masculine] (French), Jetlag [masculine] (German), βιοαπορρύθμιση (vioaporrýthmisi) [feminine] (Greek), időeltolódás miatti kimerültség (Hungarian), időátállási probléma (Hungarian), időzónaugrás szindróma (Hungarian), dægurvilla [feminine] (Icelandic), flugþreyta [feminine] (Icelandic), þotuþreyta [feminine] (Icelandic), tuirse aerthaistil [feminine] (Irish), 時差ぼけ (jisa boke) (alt: じさぼけ) (Japanese), 시차증 (sichajeung) (alt: 時差症) (Korean), jet lag [masculine] (Polish), jetlag [masculine] (Polish), jet lag [masculine] (Portuguese), джетла́г (džetlág) [masculine] (Russian), десинхрони́я (desinxroníja) [feminine] (Russian), pásmová choroba [feminine] (Slovak), desfase horario [masculine] (Spanish), jet-lag [masculine] (Spanish), jet lag [masculine] (Spanish), jetlag [common-gender] (Swedish), lludded jet [masculine] (Welsh), jetludded [masculine] (Welsh)

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  "word": "jet lag"
}

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