lambdoid

English

Etymology

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

The lambdoid suture, a joint on the skull named for the resemblence of its indentations to the letter lambda (

).

Adjective

lambdoid (not comparable)

Shaped like the Greek letter lambda:

Derived terms

lambdoid suture

Translations

shaped like the Greek letter lambda

Italian: lambdoideo

Spanish: lambdoideo

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