lu
IPA: ɫˈu
noun
- (historical) Synonym of route or circuit: an administrative division of imperial China.
- A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.
- (countable) A surname from Chinese.
- A Chinese surname from 呂/吕 (Lǚ).
- A Chinese surname from 盧/卢 (Lú).
- A Chinese surname from 陸/陆 (Lù).
- A Chinese surname from 魯/鲁 (Lǔ).
- A Chinese surname from 路 (Lù).
- A Chinese surname from 蘆/芦 (Lú).
- A Chinese surname from 祿/禄 (Lù).
- A Chinese surname from 逯 (Lù).
- A Chinese surname from 鹿 (Lù).
- 魯國/鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.
- (linear algebra) A matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product of a lower and upper triangular matrix, used in numerical analysis to solve systems of linear equations or find the inverse of a matrix.
- Archaic form of loo (“card game”). [The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.]
- (UK, rail transport) Initialism of London Underground. [The London underground railway system.]
- (US, politics) Initialism of Liberty Union Party.
- Initialism of livestock unit. [(agriculture) A unit of measure for assessing the overall effect on grazing land of different types of animal.]
verb
- Archaic form of loo (“beat at card game”). [(now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.]
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