hl

hectoliter; hectoliters.

H.L.

House of Lords.

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Contemporary Examples of hl

The combination of those gaps and the young age of HL Tauri suggest planets may form more quickly than astronomers think.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born
Matthew R. Francis
November 9, 2014
HL Tauri is about 450 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born
Matthew R. Francis
November 9, 2014
The HL Tauri system we see today may not resemble the final form it takes after a few more million years.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born
Matthew R. Francis
November 9, 2014

Historical Examples of hl

It is derived from hl, hale, whole, and cognate with “health.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5
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The word 'hel' is from 'hl,' a heel, because the horse lacked one hoof or heel.
A Danish Parsonage
John Fulford Vicary
"The pronunciation of 'hel' in Danish is as if it were spelt in English as 'hl'" said Hardy.
A Danish Parsonage
John Fulford Vicary
It gradually assumes a nearly spherical form; and is then composed of concentrically arranged layers (fig. 280, hl).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
The body was the veil; but by ecstasy (Hl) the soul could behold the Divine Mysteries.
Jallu'd-dn Rm
Frederick Hadland Davis

British Dictionary definitions for hl

hl

symbol for

hectolitre

HL

abbreviation for (in Britain)

House of Lords

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hl in Medicine

Hl

abbr.

latent hyperopia

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