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L
(gcide) | L \L\ ([e^]l), n.
1. 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.]
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2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in
connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also
ell.]
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L
(gcide) | L \L\ ([e^]l) n.
1. 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
Ph[oe]nician, 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).
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Note: 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,
[=e]"g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]241.
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2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the
Latin language.
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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).
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L
(gcide) | L \L\, a.
1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an
L beam, or L-beam.
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2. Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of
elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated
road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]
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l
(wn) | l
adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: fifty, 50, l]
n 1: 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) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter,
cubic decimetre]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn:
fifty, 50, L]
3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a
perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen
per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L]
4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: L, l] |
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