lambda

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.də/

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lambda (plural lambdas)

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. Unit representation of wavelength.
3. (physics) The cosmological constant.
4. (computing, programming) A lambda expression.
5. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
6. (physics) A lambda baryon.
7. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.da/

lambda f (plural lambdes)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ).

lambda n

1. lambda (Greek letter)

< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmbdɑ/, [ˈlɑmbdɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑmdɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lamb‧da

lambda

1. lambda (Greek letter)

• lambda-anturi

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃b.da/

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lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)

1. lambda (Greek letter)
2. (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
3. (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
4. a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
5. (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
6. Silver Y (moth)

   Synonym: noctuelle gamma

• Traditionally and most commonly, the plural is spelled without an s. However, according to the 1990 spelling reform, the plural should be spelled with an s.

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. common, usual

• “lambda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

lambda (plural lambdák)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda n (genitive singular lambdas, nominative plural lömbdu)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda m or f (invariable)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) lambda

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), from Phoenician 𐤋‬‎ (l‬ /lāmed/).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bda/

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• Rhymes: -ambda
• Syllabification: lam‧bda

lambda f

1. lambda (Greek letter Λ, λ)
2. (physics) lambda baryon

• lambda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lambda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

lambda m (plural lambdas)

1. lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)

From Greek λάμβδα (lámvda).

lambda m (plural lambda)

1. lambda

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamda/ [ˈlãm.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -amda

lambda f (plural lambdas)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ

• “lambda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014