L5
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L5 or L-5 may refer to:
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- L5 SocietyL5 SocietyThe L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr Gerard K. O'Neill.The name comes from the and Lagrangian points in the Earth-Moon system proposed as locations for the huge rotating space habitats that Dr O'Neill envisioned...
, society promoting Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill's vision of space colonization
In entertainment:
- L5 (band)L5 (band)L5 was a French girl group playing pop music. The group is known for their participation in the French Popstars TV programme in its first season in 2001....
, French female pop music group - L5 Games, video games developer published by Gravity Interactive
- Gibson L5Gibson L5The Gibson L-5 guitar was first produced in 1922 by Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA under the direction of master luthier Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier rhythm guitar in the big band era...
, electric guitar - Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)Home on Lagrange is a filk song, written in 1977 by William S. Higgins and Barry D. Gehm, intended to be sung to the tune of Home on the Range...
In science:
- Haplogroup L5 (mtDNA)Haplogroup L5 (mtDNA)In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup L5 is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup. It was previously known as L1e.-Distribution:It is a small African haplogroup from East Africa. The highest frequency is in Mbuti Pygmies at 15%...
, human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup - Lagrangian point#L4 and L5 in an astronomical Solar System
- Lp spaceLp spaceIn mathematics, the Lp spaces are function spaces defined using a natural generalization of the p-norm for finite-dimensional vector spaces...
for p=5 - Ribosomal protein L5, a human gene
- Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L5, a human gene
In transportation:
- L-5 SentinelL-5 SentinelThe Stinson L-5 Sentinel was a World War II era liaison aircraft used by all branches of the U.S. military and by the British Royal Air Force. Along with the Stinson L-1 Vigilant, the L-5 was the only other American liaison aircraft of WWII that was purpose-built for military use and had no...
, aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II - Barcelona Metro line 5Barcelona Metro line 5— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
- HMS L5HMS L5HMS L5 was a British L class submarine built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend. She was laid down on 23 August 1916 and was commissioned on 15 May 1918.HMS L5 was sold in 1931 and broken up in Charlestown, Fife....
, a 1917 British L class submarine - Junkers L5Junkers L5-External links:* * http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/germaer1.htm...
, a 1920s German six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline aircraft engine - PRR L5PRR L5The Pennsylvania Railroad's class L5 were the railroad's second generation of production electric locomotives after the DD1, and the last to use a jackshaft and side rods to drive the wheels. The L5 was a single-unit locomotive instead of the twin-unit DD1. Thirteen were built...
, an American electric locomotive - SP&S Class L-5, a 1897 steam locomotives class
- Strv L-5Strv L-5Stridsvagn L-5 was the first tank designed by Landsverk. It was first produced in 1929 as an experimental chassis for a wheeled-and-tracked vehicle. It never entered service and designated the L-5 By its manufacture the prototype remained uncompleted.-References:*Tanks of the World 1915-1945 by...
, a 1929 Swedish tank designed by Landsverk - USS L-5 (SS-44)USS L-5 (SS-44)USS L-5 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 14 May 1914 by Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut....
, a 1916 United States Navy L-class submarine