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lambda

[ lam-duh ]

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


lambda

/ ˈlæmdə /

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lambda1

< Greek ( m ) bda < Semitic; lamed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lambda1

C14: from Greek, from Semitic; related to lamed

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Example Sentences

It was also smart politics, said another former leader of Lambda, Adam R. Sorkin, now an attorney in Chicago.

The first Lambda chapter was created at UCLA in 1981 and today there are at least 48 active chapters.

Kenny Luong died trying to start a Lambda Phi Epsilon chapter at California State Polytechnical University in Pomona, Calif.

When students want to start a new Lambda chapter, they learn the rules from a nearby campus.

Bryan, a Lambda from Rutgers University, said he believes he benefited from the pledge process.

The two forms of lambda serve for different notes, thus bringing the number of symbols up to fifteen.

Besides these, a Trojan pot, and a globular vessel with the above-mentioned decoration of a rounded lambda.

The largest star is called Lambda (λ); the others are Phi (φ) one and two.

Thus a lame girl was called Lambda, on account of the resemblance which her lameness made her bear to the letter λ, or lambda!

Pions and muons, plus and minus; the lambda and the antilambda.

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