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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  (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