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English dictionary: Word overview

L (noun)
  The noun L has 4 senses:

1. a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)
2. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
3. a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
4. the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

  Familiarity information: L used as a noun is uncommon.


L (adjective)
  The adjective L has 1 sense:

1. being ten more than forty

  Familiarity information: L used as an adjective is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


L (noun)


Sense 1l [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre

Hypernyms ("l" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "l"):

deciliter; decilitre; dl (a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)

Holonyms ("l" is a part of...):

dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)


Sense 2L [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

50; fifty; L

Hypernyms ("L" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)


Sense 3L [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

lambert; L

Hypernyms ("L" is a kind of...):

illumination unit (a measure of illumination)


Sense 4L [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

letter l; L

Hypernyms ("L" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("L" is a member of...):

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)


L (adjective)


Sense 1l [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Being ten more than forty

Synonyms:

50; fifty; l

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)


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(Corsican proverb)


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