LAMBDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lambda mean? 

• LAMBDA (noun)
  The noun LAMBDA has 2 senses:

1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet

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

  Familiarity information: LAMBDA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMBDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("lambda" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("lambda" is a member of...):

Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lambda" is a kind of...):

craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)

 Context examples 

Each Ig molecule is typically composed of two heavy chains and two light chains but Ig lambda light chains contain a variable and a constant region.

(Immunoglobulin Light Chain, Lambda, NCI Thesaurus)

A protein complex that consists of two light chains (kappa and lambda).

(Immunoglobulin Light Chain, NCI Thesaurus)

This region represents the germline organization of the lambda light chain locus.

(Immunoglobulin Lambda Locus, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Interferon lambda-3 (196 aa, ~22 kDa) is encoded by the human IFNL3 gene.

(Interferon Lambda-3, NCI Thesaurus)

The C-termini of some PH domains have also been reported to bind the beta/lambda subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins.

(PH Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which plasma cells secrete immunoglobulin light chains of only one type, kappa or lambda.

(Light Chain Deposition Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunoglobulin G1 lambda monoclonal antibody directed against the Notch ligand delta-like 4 (DLL4) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-DLL4 Monoclonal Antibody MEDI0639, NCI Thesaurus)

Ig lambda-1 chain C regions (106 aa, ~11 kDa) is encoded by the human IGLC1 gene.

(Ig Lambda-1 Chain C Regions, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes interferon lambda-3 protein, is involved in both cytokine receptor binding and immunomodulation.

(IFNL3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the ratio of free kappa light chain compared to free lambda light chain present in a sample.

(Free Kappa Light Chain to Free Lambda Light Chain Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)