I. ˈel noun
( plural l's or ls )
Usage: often capitalized, often attributive
1.
a. : the 12th letter of the English alphabet
b. : an instance of this letter printed, written, or otherwise represented
c. : a speech counterpart of orthographic l (as clear l in lean or Polish lipa, dark l in cool and Polish łapa )
2. : 50 — see number table
3. : a printer's type, a stamp, or some other instrument for reproducing the letter l
4. : someone or something arbitrarily or conveniently designated l especially as the 11th or when j is used for the 10th the 12th in order or class
5. : something having the shape of the capital letter L: as
a. : ell II 2
b. : ell II 3
6. : elevated railroad
riding on the L
an L train
II. abbreviation
Usage: often capitalized
1. lady
2. lake
3. lambert
4. land
5. landing
6. landplane
7. large
8. lat
9. late
10. Latin
11. latitude
12. launch
13. law
14. leaf
15. league
16. learner
17. leather
18. leave
19. left
20. legitimate
21. lempira
22. length
23. letter
24. leu
25. lev
26. lewisite
27.
[Latin lex ]
law
28. liaison
29.
[Latin liber ]
book
30. Liberal
31.
[Latin libra ]
pound
32. licentiate
33. lift
34. light
35. lightning
36. line
37. liner
38. link
39. liquid
40. lira
41. lit
42. liter
43.
[Latin loco ]
in the place
44.
[Latin locus ]
place
45. lodge
46. long
47. longitude
48. lord
49. lost
50. low
51. lumen
III. symbol
Usage: capitalized
1. ital inductance
2. ital kinetic potential