l meaning

UK US /ɛl/ 1 syllable

l (noun): 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).

l has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

l as a noun

  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)

    Synonyms: liter, litre, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre

    Type of: metric capacity unit

  2. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

    Synonyms: fifty, 50

    Type of: large integer

  3. a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

    Synonyms: lambert

    Type of: illumination unit

  4. the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

    Type of: letter

l as an adjective

  1. being ten more than forty

    Synonyms: fifty, 50

    Similar: cardinal

How to pronounce l

l is pronounced /ɛl/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

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