L
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Dictionary entry overview: What does L mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• L (noun)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Meaning:
Being ten more than forty
Synonyms:
50; fifty; l
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
