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L

1
Or l

[el]

noun

plural

L's, Ls, l's, ls. 

  1. the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter L or l, as in let, dull, cradle.

  3. something having the shape of an L .

  4. a written or printed representation of the letter L or l.

  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l.

L.

2

abbreviation

  1. book.

L

3

[el]

noun

Informal.

plural

L's, Ls 

  1. an elevated railroad.

L.

4

abbreviation

  1. place.

L

5

[el]

noun

plural

L's, Ls 

  1. ell.

L.

6

abbreviation

  1. Lady.

  2. Lake.

  3. large.

  4. Latin.

  5. latitude.

  6. law.

  7. left.

  8. lempira; lempiras.

  9. leu; lei.

  10. lev; leva.

  11. Liberal.

  12. (in Italy) lira; lire.

  13. Lord.

  14. Low.

  15. lumen.

  16. Theater.stage left.

L

7

abbreviation

  1. British.pound; pounds.

L

8

abbreviation

  1. Optics.lambert; lamberts.

  2. language.

  3. large.

  4. Latin.

  5. left.

  6. length.

  7. long: denoting a size longer than regular, especially for suits and coats made for tall men.

    40L.

  8. longitude.

  9. Theater.stage left.

  10. Economics.a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board.

L

9
Symbol.

  1. the 12th in order or in a series.

  2. (sometimes lowercase)the Roman numeral for 50.

  3. Electricity.inductance.

  4. Physics.kinetic potential.

  5. Biochemistry.leucine.

l

10

abbreviation

  1. large.

  2. liter; liters.

l-

11
Symbol, Biochemistry.

  1. (of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the levorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: printed as a small capital, roman character (D- ).

l-

12
Symbol, Optics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.

  1. levorotatory; levo- (d- ).

L-

13

abbreviation

  1. Chemistry.levo-.

  2. U.S. Military.(in designations of light aircraft) liaison.

    L-15.

l.

14

abbreviation

plural

ll. 

  1. large.

  2. latitude.

  3. law.

  4. leaf.

  5. league.

  6. left.

  7. length.

  8. line.

  9. link.

  10. (in Italy) lira; lire.

  11. liter; liters.

  12. long.

l

1

symbol

  1. litre

  2. physics lepton number

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

l

2

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet

  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a lateral, as in label

    1. something shaped like an L

    2. ( in combination )

      an L-shaped room

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

L

3

symbol

  1. ell (unit)

  2. lambert(s)

  3. large

  4. Latin

  5. (on British motor vehicles) learner driver

  6. physics length

  7. live

  8. currency

    1. Usually written: £.pound

    2. lempira

    3. lek

    4. leu

    5. lire

  9. aeronautics lift

  10. electronics inductor (in circuit diagrams)

  11. physics latent heat

  12. physics self-inductance

  13. chem the Avogadro constant

  14. 50 See Roman numerals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation

  1. Luxembourg (international car registration)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

L.

4

abbreviation

  1. lake

  2. left

  3. length

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

l

  1. Abbreviation of length, liter

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Word History and Origins

Origin of l1

From the Latin word liber

Origin of l2

From the Latin word locus

Origin of l3

From the Latin word ī
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Word History and Origins

Origin of l1

(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound

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