L (disambiguation) explained
L, or l, is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.
L or l may also refer to:
Units of measurement and currency
- L, Langmuir (unit), a unit of exposure to a surface
- L, length in general (often the longest dimension, as opposed to width, height, or depth)
- L, l or ℓ, litre unit
- Ancient Roman libra (translated as "pound"), a weight measure with derivative units denoted with "L" or a derived character:
- Pound (currency), a number of currencies from the British Empire, abbreviated £ or (historically) "l", "L", or "
". (Some fonts use a two-bar version resembling the lira sign ₤.)
- Livre (disambiguation), a number of currencies from the French Empire, with the original abbreviated "£", "₶", or "lt"
- Lira, a number of currencies from Italy and the Ottoman Empire, abbreviated as ₤
- Leaf (books) ("l." or ℓ), an alternate numbering for books, in contrast to "p." for pages
- Specification for a line of text, for example "l. 3" is the third line of text
Science
Mathematics
,
likelihood function- ℓp space, the space of sequences with a finite p-norm
- Lp space, a function space defined using a natural generalization of the p-norm for finite-dimensional vector spaces
Computing
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
- Carl Linnaeus, in botanist author citations (L.)
- Laelia, an orchid genus
- Haplogroup L (Y-DNA)
- Vertebra in the lumbar region of the spinal cord
- ATC code L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
Music
Albums
Vehicles and transportation
Companies and organisations
- L. Inc., California-based corporation that makes organic personal care products
- Liberals (Sweden), a political party in Sweden
- Loews Corporation, by NYSE ticker symbol
- Miscellaneous, when used as the fifth letter or behind-the-dot notation on the NASDAQ and NYSE ticker symbols
Language and literature
, a siglum for the
Vetus Latina version of the Bible
Places
Other uses
See also
