L

¹

or l

[ el ]

noun

, 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.

L.

²

abbreviation for

1. book.

L

³

[ el ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural L's or Ls.

1. an elevated railroad.

L.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. place.

L

⁵

[ el ]

noun

, plural L's or Ls.

1. ell ¹.

L.

⁶

abbreviation for

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 for

1. British. pound; pounds.

L

⁸

abbreviation for

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. Compare M

L

⁹

Symbol.

1. the 12th in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 50. Compare Roman numerals.
3. Electricity. inductance.
4. Physics. kinetic potential.
5. Biochemistry. leucine.

l

¹⁰

abbreviation for

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 for

1. Chemistry. levo-.
2. U.S. Military. (in designations of light aircraft) liaison:

   L-15.

l.

¹⁴

abbreviation for

, plural ll.,

1. large.
2. latitude.
3. law.
4. leaf.
5. league.
6. left.
7. length.
8. plural ll line.
9. link.
10. (in Italy) lira; lire.
11. liter; liters.
12. long.

l

¹

symbol for

1. litre
2. physics lepton number

l

²

/ ɛl /

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
3. 1. something shaped like an L
   2. ( in combination )

      an L-shaped room

L

³

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
   1. pound Usually written£
   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. Roman numeral 50 See Roman numerals

abbreviation for

1. Luxembourg (international car registration)

L.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. lake
2. left
3. length

l

1. Abbreviation of length , liter

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 lībra

Word History and Origins

Origin of L¹

(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound