li

¹

[ lee ]

noun

, Music.

1. the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.

li

²

[ lee ]

noun

, plural li.

1. a Chinese unit of distance, equivalent to about one-third of a mile (0.5 km).

li

³

[ lee ]

noun

1. (in Chinese ethical philosophy) the etiquette traditionally prescribed for individuals or groups of people in a given situation.

li

⁴

1. link; links.

Li

⁵

[ lee ]

noun

1. a member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.
2. the Kadai language of the Li.

Li

⁶

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. lithium.

L.I.

⁷

abbreviation for

1. British. light infantry.
2. Long Island.

Li

¹

the chemical symbol for

1. lithium

li

²

/ liː /

noun

1. a Chinese unit of length, approximately equal to 590 yards

LI

³

abbreviation for

1. Long Island
2. Light Infantry

li

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Liechtenstein

Word History and Origins

Origin of li¹

Alteration of la ¹

Origin of li²

First recorded in 1580–90; from Chinese lǐ

Origin of li³

First recorded in 1910–15, from Chinese lǐ

Word History and Origins

Origin of li¹

from Chinese

Example Sentences

PhD candidate Mohamed Almetwally Ahmed and Samuel Li, professor and chair of the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, created a method that uses artificial intelligence to more accurately predict short-term river discharge.

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"As this technique matures, we think we will be able to run it in an operational kind of way, where people will be able to check river discharge estimates on their phones, just like they do a weather forecast," Li says.

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"Using the frequency domain in such cases can help create optically meaningful data representations -- a notion that allows m-rBCR to solve the deconvolution task with surprisingly few parameters compared to other modern-day deep learning architectures," explains Rui Li, first author and presenter at the ECCV.

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"We human beings are living in this boundary layer, so understanding and accurately modeling it is essential for storm forecasting and hazard preparedness," said author Qiusheng Li.

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"The wind field of a tropical cyclone contains the information of the storm's intensity, structure, and potential impact on coastal regions," said Li.

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