L
also l (el ) (plural L's, l's )
1.variable noun A1
L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.
2.variable noun
L is the symbol for 'learner driver' in Britain. A large red 'L' on a white background is attached to cars in which people are learning to drive.
3. B1
L or l is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with l, such as 'litre' and 'lire'.
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l in British English 1
nounWord forms: plural l's, L's or Ls
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
3.
a.
something shaped like an L
b.
(in combination)
an L-shaped room
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l in British English 2
symbol for
1.
litre
2. physics
lepton number
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L in British English
symbol for
1.
ell (unit)
2.
lambert(s)
3.
large
4.
Latin
5.
(on British motor vehicles) learner driver
6. physics
length
7.
live
8. currency
a.
pound
Usually written: £
b.
lempira
c.
lek
d.
leu
e.
lire
9. aeronautics
lift
10. electronics
inductor (in circuit diagrams)
11. physics
latent heat
12. physics
self-inductance
13. chemistry
the Avogadro constant
14.(Roman numeral)
50
See Roman numerals
abbreviation for
15.
Luxembourg (international car registration)
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Word origin
(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound
L. in British English
or l.
abbreviation for
1.
lake
2.
left
3.
length
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L in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural L's
1. US
an extension of a building that gives the whole a shape resembling L; ell
2.
a Roman numeral for 50: with a superior bar (), 50,000
3. US
an elevated railroad
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Word origin
(sense 3) for el, short for elevate verb transitive
L in American English 2
1.
lake
2.
lambert(s)
3.
large
4. Physics
latent heat
5.
Latin
6.
left
7.
length
8.
lira; lire
9.
liter(s)
10. American Football
lineman
: sometimes written l
11.
lobby
12.
longitude
13.
loss(es)
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L in American English 3
1.
Avogadro constant
2. Electricity
inductance
3. British
pound(s) sterling
now usually £
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Word origin
(sense 3) L libra, pl. librae
l in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural L's or l's
1.
the twelfth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek lambda, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (l) of love
3.
a type or impression for l or L
4.
the twelfth in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like L
adjective
6.
of l or L
7.
twelfth in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like L
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l in American English 2
1.
land
2.
large
3.
latitude
4.
law
5.
leaf
6.
league
7.
left
8.
length
9.
line
10.
link
11.
lira; lire
12.
liter(s)
13.
long
14.
loss(es)
15. British
pound(s) sterling
now usually £
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Word origin
(sense 15) L libra, pl. librae
L- in American English
having an asymmetrical, left-handed spatial arrangement of atoms
usually printed as a small capital
L-glucose
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l- in American English
levorotatory
usually printed in italic type [l-limonene]: now usually symbolized by a minus sign (−)
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l in American English
abbreviation
1.
large
2.
liter; liters
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L in American English
(el) or l (el)
nounWord forms: plural L's or Ls, l's or 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
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L in American English 1
(el)
nounWord forms: plural L's or Ls
informal
an elevated railroad
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L in American English 2
(el)
nounWord forms: plural L's or Ls
ell1
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L in American English 3
abbreviation
1.
lambert; lamberts
2.
language
3.
large
4.
Latin
5.
left
6.
length
7.Brit
pound; pounds
8.
long: denoting a size longer than regular, esp. for suits and coats made for tall men
40L
9.
longitude
10.Theater
stage left
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Word origin
[(def. 7) ‹ L lībra]
L in American English 4
symbol
1.
the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th
2.(sometimes lc)
the Roman numeral for 50
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3.Electricity
inductance
4.Physics See kinetic potential
5.Biochemistry
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C6 H13NO2, obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals; leucine
6.Economics
a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board
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l. in American English
abbreviation
1.
large
2.
latitude
3.
law
4.
leaf
5.
league
6.
left
7.
length
8.Word forms: plural ll.
line
9.
link
10.(formerly in Italy)
lira; lire
11.
liter; liters
12.
long
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L. in American English
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.
book
12.
Liberal
13.(formerly in Italy)
lira; lire
14.
Lord
15.
Low
16.
lumen
17.
place
18.Theater
stage left
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Word origin
[(def. 11) ‹ L liber; (def. 17) ‹ L locus]
L- in American English
prefix
1.Chemistry
levo-
2. U.S. Military (in designations of light aircraft)
liaison
L-15
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