hl
- hectoliter; hectoliters.
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H.L.
- House of Lords.
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Contemporary Examples
The combination of those gaps and the young age of HL Tauri suggest planets may form more quickly than astronomers think.
HL Tauri is about 450 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus.
The HL Tauri system we see today may not resemble the final form it takes after a few more million years.
Historical Examples
It is derived from hl, hale, whole, and cognate with “health.”
The word 'hel' is from 'hl,' a heel, because the horse lacked one hoof or heel.
A Danish ParsonageJohn Fulford Vicary
"The pronunciation of 'hel' in Danish is as if it were spelt in English as 'hl'" said Hardy.
A Danish ParsonageJohn 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 RmFrederick Hadland Davis
hl
- hectolitre
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HL
- House of Lords
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Hl
- latent hyperopia
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