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lamb·da
(lăm′də)n.
The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
[Greek, of Phoenician origin; see lmd in Semitic roots.]
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lambda
(ˈlæmdə)n
(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l
[C14: from Greek, from Semitic; related to lamed]
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lamb•da
(ˈlæm də)n., pl. -das.
the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).
[< Greek lá(m)bda < Semitic; see lamed]
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lambda
(!) A unit of volume measurement. 1 ! = 1 microliter (10-6 litre).
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| Noun | 1. | lambda - the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
| 2. | lambda - the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull craniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken |
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