n. Abbreviation for the least common multiple, the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; as, the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36. [ abbr. ]
Syn. -- lowest common multiple, least common multiple. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lammed p. pr. & vb. n. Lamming. ] [ Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame. ] To beat soundly; to thrash. [ Obs. or Low ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tibet. blama (pronounced a chief, a high priest. ] In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Grand Lama, or
Dalai Lama [ lit., Ocean Lama ], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998) is in exile. See Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Zool.) See Llama. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. One who believes in Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater. ] (Zool.) The manatee. [ Written also lamentin, and lamantine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) Lamarckism. [ 1913 Webster ]