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A cgs unit of luminance (or photometric brightness) equal to one lumen, or 1/ candela per square centimeter. This luminance is produce by a blackbody source of luminous intensity 1 candela at a distance of 1 centimeter. The corresponding SI (or mks) unit is the apostilb, a unit 10 4 smaller produced by 1 candela at a distance of 1 m. ...
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| Lambda |
A point on the back of the skull at the juncture of the occiput and the parietal bones, where the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures meet.
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A point on the back of the skull at the juncture of the occiput and the parietal bones, where the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures meet.
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| lambdoid |
relating to the articulation between the parietals and occipitals. The lambdoid crest is a transverse crest, typically formed by the parietal(s), that may serve as the attachment for neck muscles supporting the head. The squamosals, intertabular, tabulars, etc. may also get into the act.
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| Lambda |
This Greek letter was adopted by the Gay Activist Alliance in 1970 as a symbol of the gay movement. An ancient Greek regiment of warriors who carried a flag emblazoned with the lambda marched into battle with their male lovers. The group was noted for their fierceness and willingness to fight until death. It became the symbol of their growing movement of gay liberation. In 1974, the Lambda was subsequently adopted by the International Gay Rights Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...
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