L1

English

Lagrange points (green), primary central object (yellow) and secondary orbiting object (blueP

Etymology

From language 1, meaning "first language."

Noun

L1 (plural L1s)

1. mother tongue (someone's native language)

Related terms

• L2

Translations

Translations

• German: L1 f

Initialism

L1

1. (astrophysics) first Lagrange point, located further in towards the primary of a system where a smaller object orbits a larger one, in front of the smaller object, inline with a line drawn through the centres of the larger and smaller objects

Related terms

• (astrophysics): Lagrange point, L2, L3, L4, L5

Anagrams

• 1L