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lu⋅men

  [loo-muhn]
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–noun, plural -mens, -mi⋅na  [-muh-nuh] .
1. Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm
2. Anatomy. the canal, duct, or cavity of a tubular organ.
3. Botany. (of a cell) the cavity that the cell walls enclose.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL, special uses of L lūmen (s. lūmin-) light, window
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lu·men   (lōō'mən)   
n.   pl. lu·mens or lu·mi·na (-mə-nə)

  1. Anatomy The inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, as of a blood vessel or an intestine.

  2. Abbr. lm Physics The unit of luminous flux in the International System, equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle by a source of one candela intensity radiating equally in all directions. See Table at measurement.

  3. Botany The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.


[Latin lūmen, an opening, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
lu'men·al, lu'min·al adj.
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Main Entry: lu·men
Pronunciation: 'lü-m&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lu·mi·na /-m&-n&/ or lumens
1 : the cavity of a tubular organ lumen of a blood vessel>
2 : the bore of a tube (as of a hollow needle orcatheter)
3 : a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a steradian by a uniform point source of one candle intensity
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lumen lu·men (l&oomacr;'mən)
n. pl. lumens or lu·mi·na (-mə-nə)

  1. The inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, as of a blood vessel.

  2. The unit of luminous flux in the International System of Units, that is equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle by a source of one candela intensity radiating equally in all directions.

lu'men·al or lu'min·al adj.

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