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Lambaréné
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lambda
lambda calculus
lambda hyperon
lambdacism
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lambert
lam·bert [ lámbərt ] (plural lam·berts)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of surface brightness: an SI unit of surface brightness luminance equivalent to one lumen per square centimeter
[Late 19th century. After Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777), German scientist]
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