'tense, is tightened and 'lax' is loose
'Lax' is an adjective and so it doesn't have a past tense.
The root word 'LAX' means :not tense :D
Loose or slack; not tense It is from Old and Middle English
It has a short vowel sound.More informationToday, we would say it has a lax sound (as opposed to tense).
The noun forms of the adjective 'lax' are laxity and laxness.
'Lax' is an adjective and so it doesn't have a past tense.
The root word 'LAX' means :not tense :D
Tense, taut, or tight.
Loose or slack; not tense It is from Old and Middle English
Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber., Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal., Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal., A looseness; diarrhea.
It has a short vowel sound.More informationToday, we would say it has a lax sound (as opposed to tense).
The class got away with murder because the teacher's discipline was lax. His muscles were lax in sleep.
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Henrik Lax's birth name is Rolf Henrik Richard Lax.
Yes
Lax refers to a slackness in enforcing rules.