lambda

noun

the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull

the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet

Roots

Words related to lambda

lambdoidadj lambdoidal epsilonn thetan zetan upsilonn kappan digamma gamman sigman sigmatev taun rhon phin pin omicronn tauonn ypsiliform alphaadj sororityn fraternitiesn omegan tuple iotan nonzero sigmatismn alephn deltan

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Where does lambda come from?

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