L

/el/, n., pl. L's or Ls. Informal.

an elevated railroad.

/el/, n., pl. L's or Ls.

ell¹.

1. lambert; lamberts.

2. language.

3. large.

4. Latin.

5. left.

6. length.

7. Brit. pound; pounds. [ < L libra]

8. long: denoting a size longer than regular, esp. for suits and coats made for tall men: 40L.

9. longitude.

10. Theat. stage left.

Symbol.

1. the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th.

2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for 50. Cf. Roman numerals.

3. Elect. inductance.

4. Physics. See kinetic potential.

5. Biochem. leucine.

6. Econ. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board. Cf. M.

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