LAMBDA


Meaning of LAMBDA in English

[ 'lamdə ]

■ noun

1》 the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet ( Λ , λ ), transliterated as ‘l’.

2》 Anatomy the point at the back of the skull where the parietal bones and the occipital bone meet.

■ symbol ( λ )

1》 wavelength.

2》 Astronomy celestial longitude.

Origin

from Gk.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.