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lambda /lamˈdə/, also (more correctly) labda /labˈdə/ noun- The Greek letter (Λ, λ) corresponding to Roman l
- As a numeral, λˈ = 30, ˌλ = 30000
- Used as a symbol for wavelength
- Used as a symbol for the lambda particle (physics)
- The meeting of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull (anatomy)
ORIGIN: Gr lambda, properly labda, from Heb lāmedh lambˈdacism or labˈdacism noun - A too frequent use of words containing l-sounds
- Faulty pronunciation of the sound of l
- A defective pronunciation of r, making it like l
lambˈdoid or lambdoidˈal adjective Shaped like or relating to the Greek capital Λ, applied in anatomy to the suture between the occipital and the two parietal bones of the skull lambda particle noun - A sub-atomic particle, the lightest of the hyperons (physics)
- A bacteriophage, an important vector in genetic manipulation, which can either grow in synchrony with its host (Escherichia coli) or exist as a multiplying virulent phage (biology)
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