luminance unit
— Noun
– English
～ a measure of luminance
luminous flux unit
— Noun
– English
～ a measure of luminous flux per unit area
Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement
— Noun
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～ a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
linguistic universal
— Noun
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～ (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
Louis Untermeyer
— Noun
– English
～ United States writer (1885-1977)
lay-up
— Noun
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～ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
lash-up
— Noun
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～ any improvised arrangement for temporary use
lock-up option
— Noun
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～ an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
Lake Urmia
— Noun
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～ a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
ligamentum teres uteri
— Noun
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～ ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora
Louis V
— Noun
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～ the last Carolingian king of France (967-987)
lige valgret
— Noun
– Danish
～ forfatningsmæssig ordning der giver alle afgivne s ...
lily of the valley
— Noun
– English
～ low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
lily-of-the-valley tree
— Noun
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～ broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
Loire Valley
— Noun
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～ the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated
left atrioventricular valve
— Noun
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～ valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
— Noun
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～ United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
Ludwig van Beethoven
— Noun
– English
～ German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)