Lux Definition

lŭks
luces, lux
noun
A basic unit of illumination in the SI and MKS systems, equal to one lumen per square meter (0.0929 foot-candles or one candela per square meter)
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Synonyms:
  • lx
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abbreviation
Luxembourg.
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The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Luxembourg.

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Origin of Lux

  • Latin lūx light leuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lux Sentence Examples

  • Both dawns had a maximum illuminance of 275 lux.

  • The publication in 1889 of Lux Mundi, a series of essays attempting to harmonize Anglican Catholic doctrine with modern thought, was a severe blow to him, for it showed that even at the Pusey House, established as the citadel of Puseyism at Oxford, the principles of Pusey were being departed from.

  • For many years Archdeacon Denison represented the extreme High Tory party not only in politics but in the Church, regarding all "progressive" movements in education or theology as abomination, and vehemently repudiating the "higher criticism" from the days of Essays and Reviews (1860) to those of Lux Mundi (1890).

  • The organization of this activity will be made evident through a ' betting shop ' in the LUX gallery space.

  • For this study the lighting control was defined with a set point of 500 lux as the required illuminance for office use.

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Words Starting With

LLULUX

Words Ending With

XUXLUX

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Words Starting With L and Ending With X

Starts With L & Ends With XStarts With LU & Ends With XStarts With L & Ends With UX

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With X