LI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Li mean? 

• LI (noun)
  The noun LI has 2 senses:

1. a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

2. Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers

  Familiarity information: LI used as a noun is rare.

• LI (adjective)
  The adjective LI has 1 sense:

1. being one more than fifty

  Familiarity information: LI used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 3; Li; lithium

Hypernyms ("Li" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("Li" is a substance of...):

amblygonite (a white or grey mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium)

lepidolite (a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium)

spodumene (a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium)

zinnwaldite (a mica containing iron and lithium)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("li" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

• LI (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being one more than fifty

Synonyms:

51; fifty-one; li

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

An element with atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight 6.941.

(Lithium, NCI Thesaurus)

Summarizes probe sets using the model described in Li and Wong (2001) to a probe set with I chips and J probes.

(Bioconductor caAffy Li Wong Probe Summary Method, NCI Thesaurus)

"The findings show that stacking 2D materials together in close proximity generates entirely new physics," said Jia Li, a physicist at Brown University.

(Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene, National Science Foundation)

The author of the study, Yingjun Li, from Hangzhou Medical College School of Public Health in China, said: Laboratory studies have demonstrated that triclosan may have potential to adversely affect the bone mineral density in cell lines or in animals.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)