(astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
light reaction
Noun
the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP
line feed
Noun
the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line
liquefaction
Noun
the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
list processing
Noun
processing data that is given in the form of chained lists
lithuresis
Noun
passing small stones with the urine
logic operation
Noun
an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic
logical operation
Noun
an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic
lymphopoiesis
Noun
the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
lysis
Noun
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
lysis
Noun
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
lysogenization
Noun
the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogenisation
Noun
the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
looping
Noun
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
lookup
Noun
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
long measure
Noun
a measure of length
liquid unit
Noun
a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
liquid measure
Noun
a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
linear unit
Noun
a unit of measurement of length
linear measure
Noun
a unit of measurement of length
langley
Noun
unit of solar radiation
liter
Noun
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions
litre
Noun
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions
light minute
Noun
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute
light second
Noun
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second
light unit
Noun
a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
lbf.
Noun
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
loonie
Noun
the basic unit of money in Canada
land mile
Noun
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
ligne
Noun
a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
luminance unit
Noun
a measure of luminance
luminous flux unit
Noun
a measure of luminous flux per unit area
luminous intensity unit
Noun
a measure of luminous intensity
lambert
Noun
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
lux
Noun
a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter
lm
Noun
a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
light year
Noun
the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year
light-year
Noun
the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year
light hour
Noun
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour