English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 44 of 329

Langlands conjecturenoun

Any of the conjectures that comprise the Langlands programme.

Langlands programname

A set of interconnected, far-reaching and consequential conjectures connecting number theory with geometry.

Langlands programmename

A set of interconnected, far-reaching and consequential conjectures connecting number theory with geometry.

langlaufnoun

Cross-country skiing.

langlaufernoun

One who takes part in langlauf, or cross-country skiing.

Langleyname

One of numerous places in England:

Langliename

A surname.

Langloisname

A surname from French, equivalent to English English.

langloisianoun

A flowering plant of the genus Langloisia

Langmanname

A surname from German.

Langmuirname

A surname.

Langmuir circulationnoun

a form of cylindrical motion found in the near-surface waters of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, characterized by lines or streaks of seaweed etc (called windrows) roughly parallel to the wind

Langmuir spiralnoun

The spiralling motion of water caused by Langmuir circulation.

Langmuir-Blodgett filmnoun

A nanostructured system formed when monolayers are transferred from a liquid-gas interface to solid supports during the vertical passage of the support through the monolayers.

Langmuir-Blodgett troughnoun

An item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.

Langmuirianadj

Relating to Irving Langmuir (1881–1957), American chemist, physicist, and engineer.

Langobardnoun

A Lombard (member of a historical Germanic people).

Langobardicadj

Of or relating to the Langobards.

Langobardishadj

Synonym of Lombardic.

langosnoun

A traditional Hungarian fried dough, usually seasoned with garlic, sour cream or cheese and sold as a fast food.

langotinoun

A loincloth.

langoustenoun

The spiny lobster

langoustinenoun

A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Langpoklakpamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

langragenoun

Scraps of metal used to fire at an enemy in naval warfare.

Langrehrname

A surname from German.

langrelnoun

Langrage (scraps of metal used to fire at an enemy).

Langresname

A commune and subprefecture of Haute-Marne department, Grand Est, in northeastern France.

langretnoun

A kind of loaded die.

Langridgename

A hamlet in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7469).

Langruname

A township in Hotan County, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Langsaname

A city in Aceh, Indonesia.

Langsamname

A surname from German.

langsatnoun

The tree Lansium domesticum.

Langsethname

A surname from Norwegian.

Langshannoun

A chicken of any of various breeds supposed to have originated from Langshan in China.

Langstonname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Langstonename

A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7482).

Langstrassename

A street and quarter (neighbourhood) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Langstroth hivenoun

A beehive made up of frames that can easily be removed to access the honeycombs.

langsuirnoun

A hollowed-back female ghost in Indonesian (Javanese) mythology usually appears since the sunset began until the dawn. Sometimes, it could appear as a Javan hawk-eagle entity.

langsyneadv

Yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.

langthnoun

Pronunciation spelling of length.

Langthornename

A village and civil parish (served by Crakehall with Langthorne Parish Council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2591).

Langtonname

A place in England:

Langton's antnoun

A simulated ant, part of a cellular automaton with simple rules but complicated emergent behaviour. The ant traverses a square lattice of cells, changing their colours and its direction as it passes over them.

Langtoniannoun

Someone from Kirkcaldy.

languagenoun

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

language areanoun

A geographical area where some language is commonly spoken.

language codenoun

A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 44. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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