English Words Starting With L

• lapidate

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˈlapɪdeɪt/to stone to death, to pelt or kill with stones.
• lapidation

  nounC2
  /ˌlapɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/The act of stoning someone to death as a form of execution or punishment.
• lapidify

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC2 / Very Low
  /ləˈpɪd.ɪ.faɪ/To turn into stone.
• lapillus

  nounC2
  /ləˈpɪləs/A small stone or pebble, particularly one ejected during a volcanic eruption.
• lapin

  nounC2
  /ˈlæpæ̃/A French word for rabbit, specifically the meat or fur of a rabbit.
• lapis

  nounC2
  /ˈlæp.ɪs/A semi-precious stone, especially lapis lazuli.
• lapis lazuli

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌlapɪs ˈlæz.jʊ.laɪ/A deep-blue, semi-precious stone historically prized as a gemstone and for pigment.
• lapith

  nounVery Low
  /ˈleɪ.pɪθ/A member of a legendary Thessalian people from Greek mythology, best known for their conflict with the centaurs at the wedding of Pirithous.
• laplace

  nounLow
  /lɑːˈplɑːs/A proper noun primarily referring to Pierre-Simon Laplace, an influential 18th/19th-century French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist.
• laplace equation

  nounC2
  /lɑːˈplɑːs ɪˌkweɪʒən/A second-order partial differential equation, denoted as ∇²ψ = 0, which describes a function whose value at any point is the average of its values in an infinitesimal neighborhood.
• laplace operator

  nounC2
  /lɑːˈplɑːs ˌɒp.ə.reɪ.tər/A differential operator used in mathematics and physics, denoted by ∇² or Δ, that gives the sum of the second partial derivatives of a function.
• laplace transform

  nounC2 (Specialist / Technical)
  /ˌlæˈplɑːs ˈtrænsfɔːm/An integral transform that converts a function of a real variable (often time) into a function of a complex variable (complex frequency), widely used in engineering, physics, and mathematics for solving differential equations and analyzing linear systems.
• lapland

  nounC1
  /ˈlæp.lænd/A region in Northern Europe, the traditional homeland of the Sámi people, covering parts of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.
• lapp

  adjectivenounLow
  /lap/A member of the Sami people, the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, or something relating to them.
• lappage

  nounExtremely rare/Technical
  /ˈlapɪdʒ/The act of lapping or overlapping; the amount by which one part overlaps another.
• lappeenranta

  nounVery Low (in international English)
  /ˌlɑːpənˈrɑːntə/A city and municipality in southeastern Finland, located on the shore of Lake Saimaa near the Russian border.
• lapper

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈlæpə/A person or animal that laps up liquid with the tongue; also a machine or tool that laps a surface smooth.
• lappet

  nounC2
  /ˈlæpɪt/A small flap, fold, or hanging piece of fabric or flesh.
• lappet moth

  nounRare/Very Low
  /ˈlæp.ɪt ˌmɒθ/A moth of the family Lasiocampidae, characterized by hair-covered bodies and distinct fleshy lobes (lappets) along the sides of the caterpillar.
• lappet weaving

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈlæp.ɪt ˈwiː.vɪŋ/A traditional textile technique where decorative fabric flaps (lappets) are woven separately onto the main ground of a fabric, often used for lace or brocade.

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