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)

[ Syn: liter , litre , cubic decimeter , cubic decimetre ]

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

[ Syn: fifty , 50 , l ]

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

[ Syn: lambert , l ]

the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

[ Syn: l , l , l , l ]

being ten more than forty

[ Syn: fifty , 50 ]