lower rank
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being inferior
lower-ranking
— Adjective
– English
~ inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
loss ratio
— Noun
– English
~ the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received
Lord Rayleigh
— Noun
– English
~ English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
light reaction
— Noun
– English
~ the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP
learned reaction
— Noun
– English
~ a reaction that has been acquired by learning
liquid metal reactor
— Noun
– English
~ a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
lip-read
— Verb
– English
~ interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
lay reader
— Noun
– English
~ a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church
lip reader
— Noun
– English
~ someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker's lips
line of reasoning
— Noun
– English
~ a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces
— Noun
– English
~ a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
law of reciprocal proportions
— Noun
– English
~ (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
lateral rectus muscle
— Noun
– English
~ the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
lateral rectus
— Noun
– English
~ the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward