English Online Dictionary. What means lambda? What does lambda mean?
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlæm.də/
Noun
lambda (plural lambdas)
- The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
- (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (physics) The cosmological constant.
- (physics) Short for lambda baryon.
- (computing, programming) Short for lambda expression.
- (computing, programming) Short for lambda function.
- (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
- (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
Synonyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega
Hypernyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈlam.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈlam.da/
Noun
lambda f (plural lambdes)
- lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ)
Czech
Noun
lambda n or f
- lambda (Greek letter)
Declension
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Finnish
Etymology
< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmbdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mbdɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mdɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑmbdɑ
- Syllabification(key): lamb‧da
Noun
lambda
- lambda (Greek letter)
Declension
Derived terms
- lambda-anturi
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃b.da/, /lɑ̃mb.da/, /lɑ̃m.da/
Noun
lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)
- lambda (Greek letter)
- (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
- (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
- a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
- (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
- Silver Y (moth)
- Synonym: noctuelle gamma
Usage notes
- 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.
Adjective
lambda (plural lambdas)
- common, usual
Further reading
- “lambda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
- Hyphenation: lamb‧da
- Rhymes: -dɒ
Noun
lambda (plural lambdák)
- lambda (Greek letter)
Declension
Icelandic
Noun
lambda n (genitive singular lambdas, nominative plural lömbdu)
- lambda (Greek letter)
Declension
Italian
Noun
lambda m or f (invariable)
- lambda (Greek letter)
Noun
lambda m (invariable)
- (anatomy) lambda
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), from Phoenician 𐤋 (l /lāmed/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlam.bda/
- Rhymes: -ambda
- Syllabification: lam‧bda
Noun
lambda f
- lambda (Greek letter Λ, λ)
- (physics) lambda baryon
Declension
Further reading
- lambda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lambda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
lambda m (plural lambdas)
- lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek λάμβδα (lámvda).
Noun
lambda m (plural lambda)
- lambda
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlamda/ [ˈlãm.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -amda
Noun
lambda f (plural lambdas)
- lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ
Further reading
- “lambda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014