LF
Abbreviation with 3 meanings
| Stands for | Linear foot |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 3 |
| Categories | Units & Measurements, Sports, Writing & Everyday |
| Also written | lf |
LF has three meanings. The most common are Linear foot (US customary and imperial unit) and Left fielder (baseball); it can also stand for Lightface.
Meanings of LF at a glance
| # | LF stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linear foot | Units & Measurements › US Customary and Imperial Unit |
| 2 | Left fielder | Sports › Baseball |
| 3 | Lightface | Writing & Everyday › Proofreading and Correction Mark |
1. Linear foot
Units & Measurements · US Customary and Imperial Unit Abbreviations
Length in feet along a material regardless of its width, the pricing unit for trim, molding, fencing, gutters, countertops and cabinets. A fence quoted at $35 per LF costs $3,500 for 100 feet.
Example: Base cabinets run about $250 per LF installed in mid-range kitchens.
Also written lin ft or LFT, and called "running foot" in some trades. Unlike square feet, linear feet ignore depth or height, which can make prices hard to compare between suppliers. Construction estimators use LF on takeoffs together with SF and CY.
2. Left fielder
Sports · Baseball Abbreviations
Outfielder who covers left field, position number 7. Because many right-handed hitters pull the ball to left, the position sees many hits, though it requires the weakest arm of the outfield spots.
Example: The LF climbed the wall to rob a home run in the eighth.
Fenway Park's 37-foot Green Monster makes left field there a unique assignment; Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski both played it. In stat tables LF can also mean left field as a location.
3. Lightface (lf)
Writing & Everyday · Proofreading and Correction Mark Abbreviations
Instructs that text wrongly set in bold be changed to lightface, the normal weight of a typeface. It is the counterpart of bf on proofs.
Example: The page number in the running head came out bold, so the proofreader marked it lf.
Lightface simply means the regular, non-bold weight of a type family. Modern style sheets rarely use the term, preferring "regular" or "normal weight." Its appearance on proofs is a sign of traditional typesetting workflows in book and journal publishing.
Related abbreviations
More US customary and imperial unit abbreviations
- imp – Imperial
- in – Inch
- lb – Pound (avoirdupois)
- lbs – Pounds
- mi – Mile
- mil – Mil (thousandth of an inch)
- NM – Nautical mile
- oz – Ounce (avoirdupois)
See all 43 US customary and imperial unit abbreviations →