Definition of

L

  1. (noun, communication) the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
  2. (noun, quantity) 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)
  3. (noun, quantity) a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
  4. (noun, quantity) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
  5. (adj, all) being ten more than forty

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Synonyms of L

50, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, fifty, lambert, liter, litre

Alternate forms of L

Hypernyms: alphabetic character, illumination unit, large integer, letter, letter of the alphabet, metric capacity unit

Words that sound like L

la, laelia, lah, lahu, lally, lao, lauhala, law, lay, lay away, layia, le, lea, leal, lee, leeway, lei, leo, leo i, leo iii, leu, ley, lh, li, liao, lie, lie low, lieu, lii, liii, lille, lillie, lilo, lily, loewe, loewi, loll, lolly, lolo, loo, low

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