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lambda

[ lam-duh ]

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


lambda

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lambda1

< Greek á ( m ) bda < Semitic; lamed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lambda1

C14: from Greek, from Semitic; related to lamed
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Theorists could account for this force by adding a cosmological constant, lambda, to Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity.

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In this study, they found that the lambda phage shares this mechanism.

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The Greek letter lambda in the cosmic recipe represents one possible explanation, the cosmological constant, which Einstein himself had proposed in 1917.

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Not all physicists are convinced that this diquark hypothesis reflects how lambdas really form, however.

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With hepatitis treatments in mind, they had previously acquired a drug based on lambda interferons, a lesser-known type of interferon whose receptors are largely restricted to specific areas, like the respiratory tract.

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