L (Noun)
Meaning 1
The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The child learned the 12th letter of the alphabet, which was L.
- She sang a song to help her remember the sequence, with L being one of the key sounds.
- In cursive, the letter L looks different from its printed counterpart.
- L was the letter he needed to find to complete his puzzle.
- Her teacher explained that L is also a distinct sound in the English language.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The foot-lambert is a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
- A foot-lambert is a standard unit used in photometry to measure the amount of light illuminating a surface.
- In photography, exposure is often measured in foot-lamberts to determine the correct aperture and shutter speed settings.
- The brightness of a typical television screen is around 200 foot-lamberts, making it easily viewable in most lighting conditions.
- Lighting professionals use foot-lamberts to specify the desired brightness of a scene or environment.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- One liter is equal to one thousand milliliters or one thousand cubic centimeters.
- The bottle held about three liters of juice.
- Can you pour me a liter of soda from the fridge?
- A liter of pure water weighs one kilogram under standard conditions.
- She bought a five-liter container to store the gasoline.