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Lam
- Mor lamMor lamMor lam is a traditional Lao form of song in Laos and Isan.Mor lam means expert song, or expert singer, referring to the music or artist respectively. Other romanisations used include mo lam, maw lam, maw lum, moh lam and mhor lum...
, an ancient Lao form of song in Laos and Isan - Lam saravaneLam saravaneLam Saravane is a popular folksong originally from the southern province of Saravane Province of Laos, but popular throughout the Lao-speaking world, including the Isan region of Thailand, but it is also regarded as a traditional folksong and dance of Khmer culture...
, a music genre - Lam luangLam luangLam Luang is a musical genre developed in recent centuries in Laos. Inspired by Thai music, it combines singing and story-telling, improvisation, and dance....
, a music genre - Lam, GermanyLam, GermanyLam is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany....
, a town in Bavaria
LAM
- Lactational amenorrhea methodLactational Amenorrhea MethodThe lactational amenorrhea method is a method of avoiding pregnancies which is based on the natural postnatal infertility that occurs when a woman is amenorrheic and fully breastfeeding...
, a contraceptive method - LAM Mozambique AirlinesLAM Mozambique AirlinesLinhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Ltd., operating as LAMMozambique Airlines , is the flag carrier of Mozambique. Based in Maputo, it operates scheduled services in southern Africa and Europe under the IATA airline code TM and the ICAO airline code LAM, its callsign being MOZAMBIQUE.The carrier is a...
, the National airline of Mozambique - LAM, an internet slangInternet slangInternet slang is a type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes. Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites...
acronym meaning "leave a message" - LAM, the International Air Transport Association airport code for Los Alamos AirportLos Alamos AirportLos Alamos Airport , also known as Los Alamos County Airport, is a public general aviation airport located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. It was built in 1947 by the Atomic Energy Commission as part of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, but the laboratory transferred the facility to county...
- LAM/MPILAM/MPILAM/MPI is one of the predecessors of the Open MPI project. Open MPI represents a community-driven, next generation implementation of a Message Passing Interface fundamentally designed upon a component architecture to make an extremely powerful platform for high-performance computing.LAM is an...
, an MPI programming environment and development system for heterogeneous computers on a network or Local Area Multicomputer - London After Midnight (band)London After Midnight (band)London After Midnight is a project formed in the 1990s by songwriter and instrumentalist Sean Brennan. It is active to the present day....
, an L.A. Band. - LymphangioleiomyomatosisLymphangioleiomyomatosisLymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare lung disease that results in a proliferation of disorderly smooth muscle growth throughout the lungs, in the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics, resulting in the obstruction of small airways and lymphatics...
, a rare lung disease - The collection code of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyNatural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. Its distinctive main building, with fitted marble walls and domed and...
- LipoarabinomannanLipoarabinomannanLipoarabinomannan, also called LAM, is a glycolipid, and a virulence factor associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. Its primary function is to inactivate macrophages and scavenge oxidative radicals....
, a glycolipid associated with the cell wall of Mycobacterium tubercolosis - Liquid Apogee Motor
- Laser aiming module, a term for laser sights for firearms
- Laser capture microdissectionLaser capture microdissectionLaser capture microdissection , also called Microdissection, Laser MicroDissection , or Laser-assisted microdissection is a method for isolating specific cells of interest from microscopic regions of tissue/cells/organisms....
, also known as Laser-Assisted Microdissection
Lam.
May be an abbreviation for:- The Book of LamentationsBook of LamentationsThe Book of Lamentations ) is a poetic book of the Hebrew Bible composed by the Jewish prophet Jeremiah. It mourns the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple in the 6th Century BCE....
in the Tanakh - Jean-Baptiste LamarckJean-Baptiste LamarckJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck , often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist...
(1744–1829), French naturalist - LamborghiniLamborghiniAutomobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini , is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques like...
Surname
- Lam, a surname in Southern India.
- Lam, a common Yuet Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese surname and to a lesser extent, Vietnamese. It is a variant of the Mandarin Chinese Lin (surname)Lin (surname)Lín Lin is the second most common surname in Taiwan at 9% of the population, second only to Chen. In mainland China , Lin is generally less common.-Name origin:...
- Lam, a common Hakka Chinese surname. It is a variant of the Mandarin Chinese Lan (surname) which literally means "blue"(蓝). It is sometimes written as "Lum".
See also
- Tai Lam Country ParkTai Lam Country ParkTai Lam Country Park , established on 23 February 1979, is a country park located in the Tai Lam, at the south of Yuen Long and east of Tuen Mun, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. This country park has an area of 54 km².-Highlights:...
, Hong Kong - Po LamPo LamPo Lam is an area in the northern part of Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The name of the area came from the first road in Tseung Kwan O, the Po Lam Road, built in 1950s. An MTR station with the same name is located there....
, area of Hong Kong - Lam ResearchLam ResearchLam Research Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Its products include etch systems, including dielectric etch products, conductor etch products, and resist strip products, as...
, semiconductor design company - Phra Lak Phra LamPhra Lak Phra LamPhra Lak Phra Lam is the national epic of the Lao people, and is adapted from Valmiki's Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Similar to some Malay versions of the Hikayat Seri Rama, the epic has lost the association with Hinduism and is instead considered a Jataka Story, a previous lifetime of the Buddha...
, Lao version of the Ramayana - Monts de LamMonts de LamMonts de Lam is one of four departments in Logone Oriental, a region of Chad. Its capital is Baibokoum....
, a department of Chad - Lum InvaderLum Invaderis a fictional character and the female protagonist from Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura. She is often believed to be the main protagonist of the series due to her iconic status. However, Takahashi has stated that Ataru Moroboshi is the main character. She is named Lamu in...
, a fictional character from the manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura whose name is sometimes romanized as "Lam"