† eˈlapsion Obs. rare.
[as if ad. L. *ēlapsiōn-em, f. ēlābi: see elapse v. and -ion1.]
The action of elapsing or slipping away, the state of having elapsed; (in quot.) subsidence.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr. 1678–1706 in Phillips. 1721–1782 in Bailey. 1799 Kirwan Geol. Ess. 37 The dissolution, elapsion, or different compression of some of these strata. |