lambda

lamb·da  (lmd)

n.

1. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

2. A lambda baryon.

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[Greek, of Phoenician origin; see lmd in Semitic roots.]

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lambda [ˈlæmdə]

n

(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l

[from Greek, from Semitic; related to lamed]

Thesaurus

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