lp
IPA: ˈɛɫpˈi
Root Word: LP
noun
- Liquid petroleum, or liquified petroleum, a fuel used for cooking.
- Liquid propane.
- (US, politics, uncountable) The Libertarian Party of the United States.
- (music, countable) Initialism of long-play.
- (business, law) Initialism of limited partnership. [(law) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.]
- (aerospace) Initialism of landing pad. [A helipad]
- (military) Abbreviation of listening post. [(military) A position established for the purpose of detecting the enemy's movements by means of listening.]
- (medicine) Abbreviation of lumbar puncture. [(medicine) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.]
- (mathematics) Abbreviation of linear programming. [(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.]
- (Internet) Abbreviation of landing page. [(web design, marketing) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.]
- (online gaming, Internet) Initialism of let's play. [(Internet, video games) A video recording or comparable broadcast in which a person plays a video game while commenting on the gameplay.]
- Initialism of little person. [(euphemistic) A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.]
- (finance) Abbreviation of liquidity provider. [(economics) Synonym of market maker]
- (programming) Initialism of literate programming. [(programming) A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable representation can be generated.]
- Initialism of lactase persistence. [The continued activity of the lactase enzyme in adulthood, allowing the digestion of lactose in milk.]
- (Australia) Initialism of Liberal Party. [(UK politics) The predecessor of the Liberal Democrats]
- (Philippine politics) Initialism of Liberal Party. [(UK politics) The predecessor of the Liberal Democrats]
- (knitting) Abbreviation of loop. [A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.]
llp
IPA: ɫp
Root Word: LLP
noun
- (business, law) Initialism of limited liability partnership.
- (computing) Initialism of laser light plane.
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of long lap penalty.
lpp
l-p
IPA: ɫp
noun
- a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm