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abbreviation
liter; liters.
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L1

or l

[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls, l's or ls.
the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter L or l, as in let, dull, cradle.
something having the shape of an L.
a written or printed representation of the letter L or l.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l.

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L2
[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls.Informal.
an elevated railroad.

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L3
[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls.

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L4

abbreviation
British. pound; pounds.

Origin of L

4
From the Latin word lībra

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L5

abbreviation

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L6

Symbol.
the 12th in order or in a series.
(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 50.Compare Roman numerals.
Electricity. inductance.
Biochemistry. leucine.

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l-

Symbol, Biochemistry.
(of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the levorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: printed as a small capital, roman character (distinguished from d-).
Compare l-.

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l-

Symbol, Optics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
levorotatory; levo- (distinguished from d-).
Compare l-.

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L-

abbreviation
Chemistry. levo-.
U.S. Military. (in designations of light aircraft) liaison: L-15.

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l.

abbreviation

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L.1

abbreviation
book.

Origin of L.

1
From the Latin word liber

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L.2

abbreviation
place.

Origin of L.

2
From the Latin word locus

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L.3

abbreviation
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British Dictionary definitions for l (1 of 4)

l

symbol for
litre
physics lepton number

British Dictionary definitions for l (2 of 4)

l

L

/ (ɛl) /

noun plural l's, L's or Ls
the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet
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

British Dictionary definitions for l (3 of 4)

L

symbol for
abbreviation for
Luxembourg (international car registration)

Word Origin for L

(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound

British Dictionary definitions for l (4 of 4)

L.

l.


abbreviation for
lake
left
length
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Scientific definitions for l

l

Abbreviation of length, liter
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