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Libration Point
- - any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body.
Lichenographist
- - One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.
Liebfraumilches
- noun - a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
Liechtensteiner
- adjective - a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein
- of or relating to Liechtenstein or its inhabitants; "Liechtensteiner castles"
Life Expectancy
- noun - an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
Life-Sustaining
- adjective - performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
Light Flyweight
- noun - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds
Light Intensity
- noun - luminous intensity measured in candelas
Light-Heartedly
- adverb - in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life"
Light-Sensitive
- adjective - sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive"