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Lumen   Listen
noun
Lumen  n.  (pl. L. lumina, E. lumens)  
1.
(Photom.)
(a)
A unit of illumination, being the amount of illumination of a unit area of spherical surface, due to a light of unit intensity placed at the center of the sphere.
(b)
A unit of light flux, being the flux through one square meter of surface the illumination of which is uniform and of unit brightness.
2.
(Biol.) An opening, space, or cavity, esp. a tubular cavity; a vacuole.






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... September 21st, 1626, whereas Dr. Andrewes is known to have died on September 25th. The grammatical error is unimportant, while the gist of the sentence sums up the life and character of the departed in the brief form of an epigram: "Lumen Orbis Christiani." The inscription at the foot simply refers to the restorations of the monument in ...
— Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral • George Worley



Words linked to "Lumen" :   cavity, luminous flux unit



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