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lambda
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lambda has 2 senses
- lambda(n = noun.communication) Array - the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet; Array is a member of greek alphabet
- lambda(n = noun.body) Array - the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull; Array is a kind of craniometric point
is a kind of alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
CIDE DICTIONARY
lambda, n. [NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda.].
- The name of the Greek letter
1913 Webster] - The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. [1913 Webster]
- A subatomic particle carrying no charge, having a mass equal to 2183 times that of an electron; it decays rapidly, typically forming a nucleon and a pion. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lambda, n.
1 the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.
2 the symbol for wavelength.
1 the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.
2 the symbol for wavelength.
Etymology
ME f. Gk la(m)bda
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