lambda
the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of lambda
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That number dips to around 50 percent in South America, where there are coronavirus variants that can evade parts of the immune system, including gamma, lambda and mu.
Here’s what we know about booster shots for Moderna’s and J&J’s COVID-19 vaccines | Tina Hesman Saey | October 19, 2021 | Science NewsThe post A guide to delta, delta-plus, lambda, and other infectious coronavirus variants appeared first on Popular Science.
A guide to delta, delta-plus, lambda, and other infectious coronavirus variants | empire | August 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMasks help prevent the spread of infection, both with the original Covid-19 virus, and the delta variant that is taking hold of the US, and other variants like the lambda variant and those that will inevitably arise.
How different masks protect against Covid-19, and its delta and lambda variants | Clarisa Diaz | August 5, 2021 | QuartzThe WHO has said that delta is more transmissible than the other variants currently on its radar, like the alpha variant, first discovered in the UK in December, or the lambda variant, found in Peru in December.
These are the countries where the delta variant of Covid-19 is now dominant | Manavi Kapur | July 23, 2021 | QuartzA fifth of the cases, for example, were caused by the lambda variant first identified in Peru.
CureVac, latest experimental coronavirus vaccine, proved just 47 percent effective amid spread of variants, preliminary analysis shows | Carolyn Y. Johnson | June 16, 2021 | Washington Post
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.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroBesides these, a Trojan pot, and a globular vessel with the above-mentioned decoration of a rounded lambda.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannThe largest star is called lambda (λ); the others are Phi (φ) one and two.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass | Garrett Putman ServissThus a lame girl was called lambda, on account of the resemblance which her lameness made her bear to the letter λ, or lambda!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) | Isaac DisraeliPions and muons, plus and minus; the lambda and the antilambda.
A Feast of Demons | William Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for lambda
/ (ˈlæmdə) /
the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l
Origin of lambda
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