L
Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
Entries starting with L
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L/S
nounManufacturing
Initialism of long sleeve.
lab dip
A preproduction sample of fabric dyed in plain color.
labour
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
labyrinth
A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
lace machine
A device or implement that can produce lace.
lace piece
nounManufacturing
The main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.
LACES
Acronym of lookouts, anchor points, communications, escape routes, safety zones.
laceweight
adjectiveManufacturing
Of a light weight designed to be used with 1.5 to 2.25 mm needles.
lacing
Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
ladder
To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
ladder stitch
A stitch used to close seams, in which the thread runs through alternating lengths of both sides.
laddering
A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.
ladle
nounMetallurgy
A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.
lag bolt
A large metal wood screw with a head that takes a wrench.
lag screw
nounCarpentry
A large metal wood screw with a head that takes a wrench.
Lagrangian
A function summarizing the dynamics of a physical system, typically in non-relativistic contexts amounting to the kinetic energy minus the potential energy, L=T-V.
lagre
A larger sheet of glass on which glass-sheet cylinders are spread.
laitance
nounManufacturing
The weak top layer of cement and aggregate fines on a concrete surface that stands between a topical coating and the underlying substrate. This laitance layer prevents a bond forming between the topical coating and substrate, whereby it causes delamination of the topical coating as the laitance layer fails first.
Lambert's cosine law
A law stating that the radiant intensity or luminous intensity observed from an ideal diffusely reflecting surface or ideal diffuse radiator is directly proportional to the cosine of the angle between the direction of the incident light and the surface normal.
lambrequin
A border pattern with draped effect.
laminar
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible
lampkeeper
The person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine.
lampwork
A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
lampworker
Someone who works with lampwork
Lanarkshire disease
The disease caused in certain fruits by the same oomycete that causes redcore.
lance
nounMetallurgy
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
lancet
nounMetallurgy
An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
land
A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
land bridge
nounRail equipment
A relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods.
lander
A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
landing gear
The bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck.
landing strip
A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
landsale
The direct sale of coal from the colliery to the customer, transported by road.
landscape
a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
lantern
nounMetalworking
A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
lap belt
A seat belt that passes over the hips and does not itself provide restraint to the upper body (although it may be part of a larger system another component of which does provide upper-body restraint).
lap joint
nounWoodworking
A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces
lap sash seatbelt
nounAutomotive
A type of seatbelt which goes across the pelvis and then up and diagonally across the body; the conventional type found in most cars today.
LAPD
Link Access Procedures, D channel; specified in ITU-T Q.920 and ITU-T Q.921. The second layer protocol on the ISDN protocol stack.
lapillistone
A pyroclastic rock mostly composed of lapilli.
large
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
large scale integration
An integration type for digital circuits that contain tens of thousands of transistors providing thousands of logic gates per chip.
LaSalle
nameAutomotive
a brand of automobile produced by General Motors between 1927 and 1940.
laser
To point a laser at an aircraft, potentially disorienting the pilot or pilots.
laser eye surgery
A procedure to correct the vision by reshaping the cornea using a laser.
laser printer
A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.
lash
nounMachining
Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
last mile
The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.
lasting
In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes.
LAT
Acronym of large air tanker, a class of waterbomber.
LATCH
nounAutomotive
Acronym of lower anchors and tethers for children.
latch-up
A kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.
late bloomer
A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.
latency
A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
lateral aberration
Deviation from the correct point of focus measured perpendicular to the axis.
lath
One of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
lathe
nounWoodworking
A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
Latin
The nonsense placeholder text (often based on real Latin) used in greeking.
launch
The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".