/el/ , n. , pl. L's or Ls . Informal.
an elevated railroad.
/el/ , n. , pl. L's or Ls .
ell 1 .
1. lambert; lamberts.
2. language.
3. large.
4. Latin.
5. left.
6. length.
7. Brit. pound; pounds. [ libra ]
8. long: denoting a size longer than regular, esp. for suits and coats made for tall men: 40L.
9. longitude.
10. Theat. stage left.
Symbol.
1. the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th.
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) the Roman numeral for 50. Cf. Roman numerals .
3. Elect. inductance.
4. Physics. See kinetic potential .
5. Biochem. leucine.
6. Econ. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board. Cf. M .