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lambda

lamb·da [ lámdə ] (plural lamb·das)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 11th letter of Greek alphabet: the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, represented in the English alphabet as "l"

2. junction in skull: the point of junction at the center of the back of the cranium between the rear plate of the cranium occipital bone and the two upper plates parietal bones. This junction is said to resemble the Greek capital letter lambda.

[Early 17th century. < Greek]
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