'L' definitions:
Definition of 'l'
(from WordNet)
adjective
noun
A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
noun
noun
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L]
noun
The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: L, l]
Definition of 'L'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'L'
From: GCIDE
- L \L\ ([e^]l) n.
- 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). [1913 Webster]
- 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, [=e]"g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]241. [1913 Webster]
- 2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language. [1913 Webster]
- 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). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'L'
From: GCIDE
- L \L\, a.
- 1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 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.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'L'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acting area,
- addition,
- angle,
- annex,
- apex,
- apron,
- apron stage,
- backstage,
- band shell,
- bandstand,
- bend,
- bifurcation,
- bight,
- board,
- boxcar,
- boxcars,
- branch,
- bridge,
- cable railway,
- cant,
- chevron,
- cog railway,
- coin,
- corner,
- coulisse,
- crank,
- crook,
- crotchet,
- deflection,
- dock,
- dogleg,
- dozen,
- dressing room,
- duodecimo,
- eighty,
- el,
- elbow,
- electric railway,
- elevated,
- elevated railway,
- eleven,
- ell,
- embankment,
- extension,
- feeder,
- feeder line,
- fifteen,
- fifty,
- five and twenty,
- flies,
- fly floor,
- fly gallery,
- forestage,
- fork,
- fortnight,
- forty,
- four and twenty,
- fourscore,
- fourscore and ten,
- fourteen,
- furcation,
- gravity-operated railway,
- greenroom,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- half a hundred,
- hook,
- horse railway,
- inflection,
- junction,
- knee,
- light railroad,
- lightboard,
- line,
- long dozen,
- main line,
- metro,
- monorail,
- ninety,
- nonagenarian,
- nook,
- octogenarian,
- orchestra,
- orchestra pit,
- performing area,
- pit,
- point,
- proscenium,
- proscenium stage,
- quindecennial,
- quindecim,
- quindecima,
- quindene,
- quoin,
- R,
- rack railway,
- rack-and-pinion railway,
- rail,
- rail line,
- railroad,
- railway,
- roadbed,
- roadway,
- score,
- septuagenarian,
- seventy,
- sexagenarian,
- sexagenary,
- Sexagesima,
- sexagesimo-quarto,
- shell,
- sidetrack,
- siding,
- sixteen,
- sixteenmo,
- sixty,
- sixty-four,
- sixty-fourmo,
- stage,
- stage left,
- stage right,
- street railway,
- streetcar line,
- subway,
- swerve,
- switchback,
- switchboard,
- teens,
- terminal,
- terminus,
- the boards,
- thirteen,
- thirty-two,
- thirty-twomo,
- threescore,
- threescore and ten,
- track,
- tram,
- tramline,
- trestle,
- trolley line,
- trunk,
- trunk line,
- tube,
- turnout,
- twelve,
- twelvemo,
- twenty,
- twenty-five,
- twenty-four,
- twenty-fourmo,
- two dozen,
- two weeks,
- twoscore,
- underground,
- veer,
- vertex,
- wing,
- wings,
- zag,
- zig,
- zigzag
Words containing 'L'
- L Harrisii,
- L Philadelphia,
- L Xylosteum,
- L arvense,
- L atricilla,
- L ciliata,
- L clavatum,
- L dendroideum,
- L murinus,
- L noctiluca,
- L roboris,
- L splendidula,
- L terrestris,
- L usitatissimum,
- L'Anse,
- L'envoi,
- L'envoy,
- L'erot,
- l'aquila,
- l'enfant,
- l. monocytogenes,
- l. s. lowry,
- showt'l,
- Corps L'egislatif,
- G. L. García,
- L'Anse, MI,
- L-P,
- L-dopa,
- L-plate,
- charles l'enfant,
- de l'orme,
- dorothy l. sayers,
- e. l. doctorow,
- ft-l,
- h. l. mencken,
- john l. h. down,
- john l. lewis,
- l-shaped,
- l. m. montgomery,
- l. ron hubbard,
- trompe l'oeil,
- G. L. García, PR,
- dhu'l-hijja,
- dhu'l-hijjah,
- esprit de l'escalier,
- g. l. von blucher,
- philibert de l'orme,
- pierre charles l'enfant,
- trompe-l'oeil,
- dhu'l-qa'dah,
- 6-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose