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- konrad zuse — (person) The designer of the first programming language, Plankalkül, and the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world, the Z3. He died on 1995-12-18 in Huenfeld, Germany.
- l-radiation — one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- labradoodle — a type of dog that is a cross between a Labrador retriever and a poodle
- labradorean — of or relating to Labrador.
- labradorite — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase group, often characterized by a brilliant change of colors, with blue and green most common.
- ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- laddishness — (British) Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
- ladies' day — a special day set aside, either occasionally or regularly, on which women are encouraged to attend or participate in a certain activity at a reduced fee or at no cost: Friday was Ladies' Day at the ball park.
- ladies' man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- ladislaus i — Saint. 1040–95, king of Hungary (1077–95). He extended his country's boundaries and suppressed paganism. Feast day: June 27
- lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
- lady doctor — a doctor who is a female
- lady friend — female companion
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lady's maid — a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.
- lady's room — ladies' room
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lake ladoga — a lake in NW Russia, in the SW Karelian Republic: the largest lake in Europe; drains through the River Neva into the Gulf of Finland. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles)
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lapel badge — pin or button worn on the collar
- laterigrade — having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
- lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
- lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- lead singer — main singer in a popular music group
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- lead-footed — awkward; clumsy.
- leaden-eyed — heavy-eyed; dull-eyed
- leader head — a boxlike head of a downspout connected to a gutter.
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderboard — a board on which the scores of the leading competitors are displayed, as in a golf tournament.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leading dog — a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding
- leading man — an actor who plays the principal male role in a motion picture or play.
- leatherhead — any of various Australasian honeyeaters, especially of the genus Philemon.
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- levelheaded — having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.
- light bread — white bread.
- lightheaded — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
- link loader — linker
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liquid load — A liquid load is a liquid which is going into or coming out of a distillation stage.
- living dead — people who are very dull and boring
- lizard head — a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England.
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- load module — a program or combination of programs in a form ready to be loaded into main storage and executed: generally the output from a linkage editor.
- load-lugger — a motor vehicle that is capable of carrying a load rather than, or as well as, passengers