Vocabulary : Lena to Lene
Lena : A procuress.Lenard rays : Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode. Lenard rays are similar in all their known properties to cathode rays. So called from the German physicist Philipp Lenard (b. 1862), who first described them.
Lenard tube : A tube for producing Lenard rays.
Lend : To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow. ;; To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food. ;; To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence. ;; To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.
Lendable : Such as can be lent.
