l Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
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noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
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noun a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
lambert.
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noun the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
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adjective satellite being ten more than forty
50; fifty.
WordNet
L
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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 Phoenician, 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). 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, § 241. -
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 noun
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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 . -
(Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles .Written also ell .