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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid
sutures of the skull.
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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 (Zo["o]l.), a moth so called from a mark on its
wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ([Lambda]).
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lambda \Lamb"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. The name of the Greek letter [Lambda], [lambda],
corresponding with the English letter L, l.
2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid
sutures of the skull.
Lambda moth (Zo["o]l.), a moth so called from a mark on its
wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ([Lambda]).
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