L-SHAPED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does L-shaped mean? 

• L-SHAPED (adjective)
  The adjective L-SHAPED has 1 sense:

1. shaped in the form of the letter L

  Familiarity information: L-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• L-SHAPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped in the form of the letter L

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)

 Context examples 

The study team found a wide range of maternal folate levels, but observed an “L-shaped” relationship between maternal folate levels and child obesity.

(Proper maternal folate level may reduce child obesity risk, NIH)

The conserved domain structure has been described as side-by-side anti-parallel alpha helices connected by intervening beta hairpin motifs or as beta, alpha, alpha, beta secondary structures or as an L-shaped beta-hairpin and two alpha-helices.

(Ankyrin Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)