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L, l

  [el]
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–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

  [el]
–noun, plural L's or Ls. Informal.
an elevated railroad.

L

  [el]
–noun, plural L's or Ls.
ell 1 .

L

 
1. lambert; lamberts.
2. language.
3. large.
4. Latin.
5. left.
6. length.
7. British. pound; pounds. Origin:
< L lībra
8. long: denoting a size longer than regular, esp. for suits and coats made for tall men: 40L.
9. longitude.
10. Theater. stage left.

L

 
Symbol.
1. the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 50. Compare Roman numerals.
3. Electricity. inductance.
4. Physics. kinetic potential.
5. Biochemistry. leucine.
6. Economics. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board.
Compare M.

l

 
1. large.
2. liter; liters.

l-

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

l-

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

L-

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

L.

 
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. Origin:
< L liber
12. Liberal.
13. (in Italy) lira; lire.
14. place. Origin:
< L locus
15. Lord.
16. Low.
17. lumen.
18. Theater. stage left.

l.

 
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.
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l 1 or L   (ěl)   
n.   pl. l's or L's also ls or Ls
  1. The 12th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter l.
  3. The 12th in a series.
  4. Something shaped like the letter L.
l 2  
abbr.  
  1. length
  2. liter
L 1 also l  
The symbol for the Roman numeral 50.
L 2  
abbr.  
  1. lambert
  2. large
  3. left
  4. low
lam·bert   (lām'bərt)   
n.   Abbr. L
The unit of brightness in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.

[After Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777), German physicist and astronomer.]
li·ter   (lē'tər)   
n.   Abbr. l or lit.
A metric unit of volume equal to approximately 1.056 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quart, or 0.264 gallon. See Table at measurement.

[French litre, from obsolete litron, measure of capacity, from Medieval Latin lītra, from Greek, unit of weight.]
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L

L\ ([e^]l). 1. L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the Ph[oe]nician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr. LL. alburnus).

Note: At the end of monosyllables containing a single vowel, it is often doubled, as in fall, full, bell; but not after digraphs, as in foul, fool, prowl, growl, foal. In English words, the terminating syllable le is unaccented, the e is silent, and l is preceded by a voice glide, as in able, eagle, pronounced [=a]"b'l, ?"g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 241.

2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language.

For 50 the Romans used the Chalcidian chi, ?, which assumed the less difficult lapidary type, ?, and was then easily assimilated to L. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

L

L\ ([e^]l), n. 1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing. [Written also ell.]

2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.]

L

L\, a. 1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam.

2. Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]
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Language Translation for : L
Spanish: un, una,
German: ein, *e,
Japanese: 全ての
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L

A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is a miscellaneous situation such as a depositary receipt, stub, additional warrant or unit.

Investopedia Commentary

Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.

See also: Nasdaq, Stock Symbol

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L

Used in stock transaction tables in newspapers to indicate that during the day's activity the stock traded at a new 52-week low: L53 1/2.

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Main Entry: L
Function: abbreviation
1 left
2 levorotatory
3 light
4 liquid
5 liter
6 lumbar —usedespecially with a number from 1 to 5 to indicate a vertebra or segment of the spinal cord in the lumbar region

Main Entry: L
Function: symbol
lithium
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L abbr.

  1. inductance
  2. left
  3. limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)
  4. or l liter

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l  
Abbreviation of length, liter
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l
  1. length
  2. liter
L
  1. 50
  2. lambert
  3. [coarse/ suggestive] language (television rating)
  4. large
  5. Latino (as in personal ads)
  6. left
  7. lesbian (as in personal ads)
  8. Luxembourg (international vehicle ID)
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l

unit of volume in the metric system, equal to one cubic decimetre (0.001 cubic metre). From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at 4C (39.2F) and standard atmospheric pressure; in 1964 the original, present value was reinstated. One litre is equivalent to approximately 1.0567 U.S. quart.

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