‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda. ] 1. The name of the Greek letter Λ, λ, 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 (Λ). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. lambdacismus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. la`mbda the letter lambda (Λ). ] 1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lambda
n 1: the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
2: the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and
lamboid sutures of the skull
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