Definitions for "L"
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 Phœnician, 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).
As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language.
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.
L was recorded at several shows from moe.'s Fall 1999 tour, Former drummer Jim Loughlin returned to the band earlier in the year as a multi-instrumental utility man, adding to the drum work of Vinnie Amico.
L is a novel written by the Norwegian writer Erlend Loe. It is about a group of men, or boys, who go on an expedition to a small island in the Pacific Ocean. It was published in 1999, and was a big success.
In computational complexity theory, L is the complexity class containing decision problems which can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine using a logarithmic amount of memory space. Intuitively, logarithmic space is enough space to hold a constant number of pointers into the input and a logarithmic number of boolean flags.
The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line at all times. The service is colored gray on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, as it represents a service provided on the Canarsie Line. For more information on the service, including a history of the line, see the Canarsie Line article.
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)
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
L is the second album by Godley & Creme. It was released in 1978.
Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of elevated in elevated road or railroad.
An elevated road; as, to ride on the L.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
being ten more than forty