Sentence examples for lay term from inspiring English sources

Ernest Christie, head of to Weather Bureau, said that it is a lay term, not a meterological one.

The lay term frigidity encompasses three distinct problems recognized by sex therapists: inability to experience a sexual response of any kind; ability to achieve sexual arousal only with great difficulty (hyposexuality); and the inability to achieve orgasm (anorgasmia).

On July 5, the Guardian reported that approximately 45 of those on strike are "being fed enterally" -- or, to use the lay term, are being force-fed.

7.0 Convulsion Primarily a lay term.

('Friend' in this case is likely the lay term for therapeutic relationship as the women never appeared to lose sight of their nurses' professional role in their relationship).

Premenstrual tension is the lay term that is used for PMS; premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is the extreme, predominantly psychological, end of the PMS spectrum.

In lay terms, it is the artificial production of intelligent beings.

"In lay terms, that's what it means to return a school district to local control".

Similarity Individuals tend to go for partners who are relatively similar to themselves – in lay terms, "in the same league".

In lay terms, it means the energy created when you brake is stored instead of being lost.

He suspected, in lay terms, water on the brain that could be caused by a blow to the head.