Lambda Definition

lămdə
noun
The eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ)
Webster's New World
An uncharged hyperon with a mass of c. 1,115.68 MeV/c, which is c. 2,183 times the mass of an electron: it decays very rapidly, usually into a nucleon and a pion.
Webster's New World

(physics) The cosmological constant.

Wiktionary
(computing, programming) A lambda expression.
Wiktionary

(anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.

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Other Word Forms of Lambda

Noun

Singular:
lambda
Plural:
lambdas

Origin of Lambda

  • Greek of Phoenician origin lmd in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Greek λάμδα

    From Wiktionary

Lambda Sentence Examples

  • The wavelength associated with the vector resultant of these three orthogonal propagation constants is just the free space wavelength lambda.

  • He co-edited the anthology " Queer Crips, " winner of a Lambda Literary Award.

  • This exercise demonstrates the principles of restriction site mapping, using DNA from the lambda bacteriophage.

  • Each antibody molecule has either lambda or kappa light chains, not both.

  • In the fraternity and sorority Greek system, the crests of several groups include a star and moon combination such as Delta Delta Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha.

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Words Starting With

LLALAM

Words Ending With

ADABDA

Unscrambles

lambda

Words Starting With L and Ending With A

Starts With L & Ends With AStarts With LA & Ends With AStarts With L & Ends With DA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With A