lambda

[ lam-duh ]

/ ˈlæm də /

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noun

the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

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Origin of lambda

<Greek lá(m)bda<Semitic; see lamed

Words nearby lambda

lamb, lambada, Lambaréné, lambast, lambaste, lambda, lambda-b baryon, lambda-b particle, lambda calculus, lambda-c baryon, lambdacism

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How to use lambda in a sentence

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 News
The 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-Science
Masks 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|Quartz
The 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|Quartz

A 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.
What Really Happened at Harvard|Samuel P. Jacobs|May 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The first Lambda chapter was created at UCLA in 1981 and today there are at least 48 active chapters.
The New Animal Houses|Dan Haley|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Kenny Luong died trying to start a Lambda Phi Epsilon chapter at California State Polytechnical University in Pomona, Calif.
The New Animal Houses|Dan Haley|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When students want to start a new Lambda chapter, they learn the rules from a nearby campus.
The New Animal Houses|Dan Haley|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bryan, a Lambda from Rutgers University, said he believes he benefited from the pledge process.
The New Animal Houses|Dan Haley|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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 Monro
Besides these, a Trojan pot, and a globular vessel with the above-mentioned decoration of a rounded lambda.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
The largest star is called Lambda (λ); the others are Phi (φ) one and two.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss
Thus 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 Disraeli
Pions and muons, plus and minus; the lambda and the antilambda.
A Feast of Demons|William Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for lambda

lambda

/ (ˈlæmdə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lambda

C14: from Greek, from Semitic; related to lamed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for lambda (1 of 2)

lambda

[ lăm′də ]

The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.

The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures.

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of two types of light chains present in immunoglobins.

Medical definitions for lambda (2 of 2)

The Greek letter lambda. Entries beginning with this character are alphabetized under lambda.

The symbol fordecay constant

The symbol forOstwald's solubility coefficient

The symbol forwavelength

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