La

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interoperculum \In`ter*o*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {-la} (-l[.a]).
     (Anat.)
     The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]
     A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;
     also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  La \La\ (l[aum]), n. (Mus.)
        (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in
            music in solmization.
        (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and
            Italians.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]
     1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;
        as, La me! [Low]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  La
       n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs
            in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a
            rare earth [syn: {lanthanum}, {atomic number 57}]
       2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one
          of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
          [syn: {Louisiana}, {Pelican State}]
       3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major
          or minor scale in solmization [syn: {lah}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  LA
       Limited Availability (IBM, OS/2)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  LA
       Location Area (MSC, GSM, mobile-systems)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  la
       
           The {country code} for Laos.
       
          (1999-01-27)