lam·bert (l m b rt)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. [After Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777), German physicist and astronomer.] |
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]
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
| 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). |
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| 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 centimeterillumination unit - a measure of illumination |
| 2. | Lambert - English composer and conductor (1905-1951) |
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