llyr
- n Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir
lm
- n 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
lo/ovral
- n trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
loach
- n slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
load
- n weight to be borne or conveyed
- n a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
the system broke down under excessive loads - n goods carried by a large vehicle
- n an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
he got a load on and started a brawl - n the power output of a generator or power plant
- n an onerous or difficult concern
that's a load off my mind - n a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- n the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- n electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- v fill or place a load on
load a car
load the truck with hay - v provide (a device) with something necessary
He loaded his gun carefully
load the camera - v transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- v put (something) on a structure or conveyance
load the bags onto the trucks - v corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load-shedding
- n cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
load factor
- n (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
load line
- n waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded