'Lambda' definitions:

Definition of 'lambda'

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noun
The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
noun
The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull

Definition of 'Lambda'

From: GCIDE
  • Lambda \Lamb"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda.]
  • 1. The name of the Greek letter [Lambda], [lambda], corresponding with the English letter L, l. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Phys.) 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. --MW10 [PJC]
  • Lambda moth (Zool.), a moth so called from a mark on its wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ([Lambda]). [1913 Webster]

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