Re: timelapse, time-lapse, or time lapse

Posted by Iain Miller on
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Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal The Oxford English Dictionary gives 2 definitions of a compound noun formed from the words "time" and "lapse".
1. time lapse = a "lapse of time";
2. time-lapse = "spec. (usu. with hyphen) attrib., designating or pertaining to a technique of taking a sequence of photographs at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time;"

Therefore with regard to confocal microscopy "time-lapse" is the correct terminology.

George McNamara wrote:

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Timelapse


At 03:00 PM 2/28/2008, you wrote:

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Here is a question I've often wondered about. Which is it: timelapse, time-lapse, or time lapse?

What do you think?

Robert