lambert

lam·bert

 (lăm′bərt)

n. Abbr. L

The 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.

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

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lambert

(ˈlæmbət)

n

(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

(Biography) 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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lam•bert

(ˈlæm bərt)

n.

the cgs unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbr.: L

[1910–15; after Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–77), German mathematician]

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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

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Translations

Lambert

Lamberto