PL

See also: pl, Pl, .pl, pl., and Pl.

Translingual

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Pl

Symbol

PL

1. (metrology) Symbol for petaliter (petalitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10¹⁵ liters (litres).

Etymology 2

Symbol

PL

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Poland.

   Synonym: POL (alpha-3)

English

Noun

PL (plural PLs)

1. Initialism of Public library.
2. (US, law, government) Initialism of public law.
   • 1982, Richard Gilmore, A Poor Harvest: The Clash of Policies and Interests in the Grain Trade, page 21:

     The government's primary market promotion tool is Public Law 480, the Food for Peace program. Since its inception in 1954, PL 480 has provided an outlet in less-developed countries for American agricultural surpluses.

3. (topology) Piecewise linear.
4. (biochemistry) Initialism of Proximity labeling.

Verb

PL

1. (handbells) Abbreviation of pluck.

Anagrams

• LP, lp

Dutch

Proper noun

PL f

1. (Suriname, politics) Initialism of Pertjajah Luhur.
2. (Suriname, public transport) Initialism of Paramaribo-Lelydorp.

Anagrams

• lp

French

Noun

PL m (plural PL)

1. Initialism of poids lourd.

Somali

Noun

PL

1. Abbreviation of Puntland.