Ell Definition

ĕl
noun
An extension or wing at right angles to the main structure.
Webster's New World
An L-shaped pipe or conduit fitting.
Webster's New World
A former English unit of measure, mainly for cloth, equal to 45 inches, or any of various other European measures of different lengths.
Webster's New World
Something that is L-shaped.
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(biology) A protein found in a Cajal body.

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Other Word Forms of Ell

Noun

Singular:
ell
Plural:
ells

Origin of Ell

  • From Old English eln “unit of measure of 45 inches,” originally “length of the forearm,” from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“elbow, forearm”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English eln the length from the elbow to the middle finger's tip, ell el- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From its resemblance to the shape of the capital letter L, or short for elbow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From "elongation factor RNA polymerase II"

    From Wiktionary

  • From the name of the letter L

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