lambert

lam·bert  (lmbrt)

n. Abbr. L

The unit of brightness in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.

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[After Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777), German physicist and astronomer.]

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lambert [ˈlæmbət]

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the cgs unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimetre. Symbol L

[named after J. H. Lambert (1728-77), German mathematician and physicist]

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Lambert [ˈlæmbət]

n

(Biographies / Lambert, Constant (1905-1951) M, English, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: conductor) Constant. 1905-51, English composer and conductor. His works include much ballet music and The Rio Grande (1929), a work for chorus, orchestra, and piano, using jazz idioms

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lambert  (lmbrt)

A unit of luminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter. The lambert is named after the Swiss mathematician and physicist Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lambert - a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter L illumination unit - a measure of illumination
	2.	Lambert - English composer and conductor (1905-1951) Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert