lambdoid

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adjective

Shaped like the Greek letter lambda

OriginFrench lambdoïde ← New Latin lambdoīdēs ← Ancient Greek λαβδοειδής →
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Meanings

adjectivelambdoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like the Greek letter lambda
nounlambdoid (plural lambdoids)

plural lambdoids

  1. The lambdoid suture.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλαβδοειδής
  2. New Latinlambdoīdēs
  3. Frenchlambdoïde
  4. Englishlambdoid

Borrowed from French lambdoïde, from the New Latin lambdoīdēs, from the Ancient Greek λαβδοειδής (labdoeidḗs).

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Translations

Italian lambdoideo
  • lambdoideoshaped like the Greek letter lambda
Spanish lambdoideo
  • lambdoideoshaped like the Greek letter lambda
Cite this entry
APA

lambdoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambdoid

MLA

“lambdoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambdoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lambdoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambdoid.

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