Latin America Latin America is the region of the Americas where Romance languages those derived from Latin language are officially or primarily spoken. Another American linguistic region, by its official European language, is Anglo-America, where English language predominates.
	Latitude Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. Latitude is an angle in degree ranging from 0 at the Equator to 90 at the poles Co-latitude is the complementary angles of latitude.
	Latium Latium is a Regions of Italy of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It comprises 5 provinces: Rome, Viterbo, Province of Latina, Province of Frosinone, and Rieti.
	Latte Latte is Italian language for milk. In English language-speaking countries it usually refers to one of several types of coffee beverages made with hot milk. In Italian these are known as "caff e latte", literally "coffee and milk", analogous to the French language "caf au lait", and latte macchiato which is very similar.
	Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in Eastern Europe. Latvia has land borders with her two fellow Baltic states Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south and Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a Maritime nation border with Sweden.
	Latvians Latvians or Letts, the indigenous Balts people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia. A small Finnic speaking tribe known as the Livs settled among the Latvians and modulated the name to "Latvis," meaning "forest-clearers," which is how medieval Germany settlers also referred to these peoples.
	Laughing Gull The Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North America and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, southern California, United States, and northern South America. Northernmost populations bird migration further south in winter, and this species occurs as a rare Vagrancy in birds to western Europe, although there was a large influx into North-west Europe in late October 2005 when there was a minimum of 18 individu
	Laughing Owl The Laughing Owl, Whekau or White-faced Owl, was an endemic owl found in New Zealand, but is now extinct. It was plentiful when European settlers arrived in New Zealand in 1840. Specimens were sent to the British Museum where a scientific description was published in 1845.
	Laughter Laughter is an outward expression of amusement. It may ensue from jokes, tickling and others. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as cannabis, can also induce episodes of strong laughter. At rare times, pain can sometimes be used to create laughter, though not necessarily with sadistic or masochistic reasoning.
	Laundromat A laundromat, launderette or laundrette(British), washette, washeteria or Laverap is a facility where clothes are washed and dried. Laundromats which have staff to wash the clothing are sometimes referred to as fluff-n-Fold or drop-off services.
	Laundry Laundry can be: * items of clothing and other textiles that require washing, * the act of washing clothing and textiles, * the Laundry room of a house in which this is done.
	Laundry detergent Laundry detergent is a substance which is a type of detergent that is added when one is washing laundry to help get the laundry cleaner. It is often colloquially called laundry soap or simply detergent or soap and it helps wash the fabric in a manner rather analogous to the way soap helps wash hands, other parts of the body, or other things cleaner than washing with water alone.
	Laurasia Laurasia was a supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late Mesozoic era. It included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the northern hemisphere, chiefly Laurentia, Baltica, Siberia, Kazakhstania, and the North China Craton and East China Craton Cratons.
	Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were an United States-based double act who became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures. The members of the duo were the thin United Kingdom-born and -reared Stan Laurel and his heavier American partner, Oliver Hardy.
	Laurel wreath In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a Bay Laurel-wreath on his head. In ancient Greece wreaths were awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient Ancient Olympic Games, and in poetic meets; in ancient Rome they were symbols of military victory, crowning a successful commander during his Roman triumph.
	Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, Order of Merit was an Academy Awards winning England Stage actor, Stage director, and Theatrical producer. He was regarded by many critics as the greatest actor of the 20th century.
	Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne was an England novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics.
	Lauric acid Lauric acid, or dodecanoic acid, is a fatty acid with the structural formula CH3(CH2)10COOH . It is the main acid in coconut oil and in palm kernel oil, and is believed to have antimicrobial properties. It is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil.
	Laurus Laurus is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes two species, whose diagnostic key characters often overlap. *Laurus azorica Franco, synonymy L. canariensis Webb & Berth. Known as Azores Laurel, or by the Portuguese names Louro, Loureiro, Louro-da-terra, and Louro-de-cheiro, is native to the laurisilva forests of the Azores and Madeira Islands, and also locally in Morocco.
	Lausanne Lausanne is a city in the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains hills to its north. Lausanne is located some 60 km northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud and of the Lausanne .
	Lava Lava is molten Rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. Magma is molten rock below the earth's surface. Lava, when first exuded from a volcanic vent, is a liquid at temperatures from 700 C to 1,200 C . Although lava is quite viscosity, about 100,000 times the viscosity of water, it can flow great distances before cooling and solidifying.
	Lavabo A lavabo is a device used to provide water. In ecclesiastical usage it is the basin in which the priest washes his hands after preparing the Altar before saying Mass. The room in which it is kept is the lavatory. The word can also refer to a specific ritual in the Mass. The name Lavabo is derived from the words of the 26th Psalm, which the celebrant is directed in the Missal to recite during the ceremony; "I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and so will I go to Thine altar." As he says this, he ritually rinses
	Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region, primarily in the Pyrenees and other mountains in northern Spain. It is not native to England despite being commonly called 'English lavender' in some regions.
	Lavandula stoechas Lavandula stoechas occurs naturally in the Mediterranean region. A perennial shrub, it usually grows to 30-100 cm tall and wide. The leaf are 1-4 cm long, greyish tomentose. The flowers are pinkish-purple, produced on spikes 2-3 cm long at the top of slender leafless stems 10-30 cm long; each flower is subtended by a bract 4-8 mm long.
	Lavatera Lavatera is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, central and eastern Asia, and Australia. A number of species previously listed in this genus have now been transferred to the related genus Malva.
	Lavender The lavenders Lavandula are a genus of about 25-30 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and east to India. The genus includes annual plant, herbaceous plants, subshrubs, and small shrubs.
	Law Law is the set of rules or norm of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions and Interpersonal relationships among human and organizations. The authority upon which legal rules rest and the extent to which they are formally codification varies between jurisdictions, but most legal systems of the world profess to be engaged in an attempt to assure impartiality treatment of those suspected of breaking the rules and to bring about justice
	Law of averages The law of averages is a lay term used to express the view that eventually, everything "evens out." For example: Two very similar people who drive similar cars in similar circumstances over a long period of time will have roughly the same number of accidents. The more children one has, the more likely one has an equal division of boys and girls.
	Lawn A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with Poaceae, and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height. Usage Lawns are a standard feature of ornamental private and public gardens and landscapes in much of the world today.
	Lawn mower A lawn mower, alternately spelled lawnmower, is a device which by means of one or more revolving blades is used to cut Poaceae or other plants to an even length.
	Lawrence Durrell Lawrence George Durrell was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. His most famous work is the tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet.
	Lawtons Lawtons is a Canada drug store chain owned by the Sobeys Group of Stellarton, Nova Scotia. The company has 59 locations operating throughout Atlantic Canada, in the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In many Atlantic Canada communities, the company is the only drug store.
	Lawyer A lawyer, or legal practitioner, is a person certified to give legal advice who advises Customers in legal matters. Some lawyers represent clients in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. Law is a theoretical and abstract discipline, and working as a lawyer represents the "practical" application of legal theory and knowledge to solve real problems or to advance the interests of those who retain lawyers for legal services.
	Layia platyglossa The annual wildflower Layia platyglossa is called tidy tips. Its outer ray flowers are bright golden yellow with distinct, sharp-margined white tips. It is native to California and is a member of spring wildflower blooms in meadows and grasslands. Its daisy-like flowers are attractive, making it a popular garden ornamental and ingredient in commercial wildflower seed mixes.
	Laying on of hands The laying on of hands is a Religion found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christianity, this practice is used as both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit during baptisms, Faith healings, and ordination of priests, minister of religions, elders, deacons, and other church officers, along with a variety of other church sacraments and holy ceremonies.
	Layup A layup in basketball is a field goal attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to tip the ball over the rim and into the basket or to bank it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot.
	Lazarus Lazarus is the name of two separate characters in the New Testament. One appears only in Jesus' parable of Lazarus and Dives recorded in Gospel of Luke 16:19–31; the more famous one is the subject of the miracle recounted in Gospel of John 11:41–44, in which Jesus raises him from the dead.
	Lazy Susan A lazy Susan is a rotating tray placed on top of a table to aid in moving food on a large table or counter tops. They come in many sizes and shapes, but are usually circular. They may be made of glass, wood, or plastic. They are sometimes found in Chinese cuisine restaurants with a large table.
	Lazzaro Spallanzani Lazzaro Spallanzani was an Italy biologist.
	Le Corbusier Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier , was a Switzerland architect, famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the international style . He was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities.
	Le Havre Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. Population of the city at the 1999 census was 190,905 inhabitants . Population of the whole metropolitan area at the 1999 census was 296,773 inhabitants. It was the port-of-call for French ocean liners making the Transatlantic crossing .
	Lead Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. A soft, heavy metal , toxicity and malleable poor metal, lead is bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes to dull gray when exposed to air. Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid battery, bullets and shot, and is part of solder, pewter, and fusible alloys.
	Lead tree Leucaena or Lead tree is a Mimosoideae tropical plant used for fiber and livestock feed. It is also called Bawzagaing in Myanmr It has been considered for biomass production, as its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a dried mass of 2000-20000 kg/ha/year, and that of wood 30-40 m³/ha/year, with up to twice those amounts in favourable climates.
	Lead-acid battery Lead-acid batteries, invented in 1859 by France physicist Gaston Plant?, are the oldest type of rechargeable battery. Despite having the second lowest energy-to-weight ratio (next to the nickel-iron battery) and a correspondingly low energy-to-volume ratio, their ability to supply high surge currents means that the cells maintain a relatively large power-to-weight ratio.
	Leadbelly Huddie William Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly , was an United States folk music and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. Although his most commonly-played instrument was the twelve string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina, and accordion.
	Leading In typography, leading refers to the amount of added vertical spacing between lines of type. In consumer-oriented word processing software, this concept is usually referred to as "line spacing." Leading may sometimes be confused with Tracking, which refers to the horizontal spacing between letters or characters.
	Leading edge The leading edge is a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile. In other words, it's the front edge of the wing. When an aircraft is moving forward, the leading edge is that part of the wing that first contacts the air. During a tailslide, from an aerodynamic point-of-view, the trailing edge becomes the leading edge and vice-versa.
	Leaf In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues. Leaves are also the sites in most plants where Respiration , transpiration, and guttation take place.
	Leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles, is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 Genus. Leaf beetles are recognizable by their tarsal formula and distinguished from long-horned beetles by their short, Wiktionary:filiform antenna.
	Leaf shape In botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaf: * Acicular: slender and pointed * Acuminate: tapering to a long point * Alternate: Arranged alternately * Bipinnate: Each leaflet also pinnate * Cordate: Heart-shaped, stem attaches to cleft * Cuneate: Triangular, stem attaches to point
	Leaf spring A leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. It is also one of the oldest forms of springing, dating back to medieval times. Sometimes referred to as a semi-ellipse spring or cart spring, it takes the form of a slender Arc-shaped length of spring steel of rectangle cross-section.
	Leaf-nosed bat The Leaf-nosed bats, family Phyllostomidae are ecologically the most varied and diverse within the whole order Chiroptera. Phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species that take vertebrate prey including small Dove -sized birds in the case of the Spectral Bat, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the The Americas.
	Leafhopper Leafhopper is a common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. Leafhoppers, also known as hoppers, are minute plant-feeding insects in the superfamily Cicadelloidea in the homopterous division of the order Hemiptera. Recent classification within the Hemiptera has changed the old term 'Homoptera' into two suborders: Sternorryncha and Auchenorryncha with the suborder: Heteroptera containing a large group of insects known as the 'true-bugs', for more i
	Leafy spurge Leafy Spurge, also known as Wolf's Milk, or Wolf's-milk is a flowering plant found in North America, but native to Eurasia. It is classified as an invasive species by the United States Department of Agriculture. Leafy Spurge is a member of the spurge family, or Euphorbiaceae, characterized by plants containing a white milky sap and flower parts in threes.
	League of Nations The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The League's goals included arms control; preventing war through collective security; settling disputes between country through negotiation diplomacy; and improving global quality of life.
	LEAK LEAK is the brand name for high-fidelity audio equipment made by H.J.Leak & Co. Ltd, of London, England. The company was founded in 1934 by Harold Joseph Leak and was sold to the Rank Organisation in January 1969. During the 1950's and 60's, the company produced high-quality amplifiers, radio tuners, loudspeakers, pickups, arms and a Phonograph.
	Lean Back "Lean Back" was a 2004 Single from the Terror Squad's album True Story. It features Fat Joe and Remy Martin, and was produced by Scott Storch. Fat Joe raps verses one and three, and Remy handles verse two. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from August 21.
	Lean-to A lean-to is term used for two similar, yet different types of building. It can be a free standing structure of three walls and a sloping roof. The open side is sheltered away from the prevailing winds and rains. Often a rough structure made of logs or unfinished wood and used as a camping shelter.
	Leaning tower A leaning tower is a tower which, due to errors in design or construction or to subsequent external influence, does not stand perpendicular to the ground. The most famous of these is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the Italy city of Pisa.
	Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italy city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli . The tower is not the only leaning building in the world, but it is certainly the most famous.
	Leap second A leap second is an intercalary, one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to Solar time. Leap seconds are used to keep time standards synchronized with civil calendars, the basis of which is astronomical. Broadcast standards for civil time are based on Coordinated Universal Time , a time standard which is maintained using extremely precise atomic clocks.
	Leap year A leap year is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical year or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track.
	Leapfrog Leapfrog is a children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs. The first participant rests hands on knees and bends over, this is called giving a back. The next player places hands on the first's back and leaps over by straddling legs wide apart on each side. On landing he stoops down and a third leaps over the first and second, and the fourth over all others successively, etcetera; the number of participants is not fixed.
	Learning Learning is the Process of acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, or Values, through study, experience, or teaching. Learning causes a change of behavior that is persistent, measurable, and specified or allows an individual to formulate a new mental construct or revise a prior mental construct.
	Leash A leash or a lead is a rope or similar material attached to the neck of a pet for restraint or control. Some leashes clip or tie to collar or harnesses, while others go directly around the animal's neck. In many jurisdictions, laws require dogs and other animals to wear leashes at all times when outdoors.
	Least Bittern The Least Bittern is a small wading bird, the smallest heron found in North America. This bird's underparts and throat are white with light brown streaks. Their face and the sides of the neck are light brown; they have yellow eyes and a yellow bill. The adult male is glossy greenish black on the back and crown; the adult female is glossy brown on these parts.
	Least Sandpiper The Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, is the smallest shorebird. This species has yellowish legs and a short thin dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least Sandpipers are grey above.
	Least squares Least squares is a mathematics optimization technique which, when given a series of measured data, attempts to find a function which closely approximates the data. It attempts to maxima and minima the sum of the squares of the ordinate differences between points generated by the function and corresponding points in the data.
	Leather Leather is a material created through the tanning of rawhides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. Leather is a very important clothing material, and its other uses are legion. Together with wood, leather formed the basis of much ancient technology.
	Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Lebanese democratic Republic , is a small, largely mountainous country in the Middle East, located at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. The flag of Lebanon features the Lebanon Cedar in green against a white backdrop, with two horizontal red stripes on the top and bottom.