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me⋅ter-can⋅dle

[mee-ter-kan-dl]
–noun
lux. Abbreviation: mc

Origin:
1905–10

lux

[luhks]
–noun, plural lu⋅ces [loo-seez] . Optics.
a unit of illumination, equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle and equal to the illumination produced by luminous flux of one lumen falling perpendicularly on a surface one meter square. Symbol: lx
Also called meter-candle.


Origin:
1885–90; < L lūx light 1
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Main Entry: lux
Pronunciation: 'l&ks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lux or lux·es
: a unit ofillumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meter called alsometer-candle

Main Entry: meter–candle
Variant: or chiefly British metre–candle
Function: noun
: LUX
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lux (lŭks)
n. pl. lux·es or lu·ces (l&oomacr;'sēz)
Abbr. lx
The International System unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square meter. Also called candle-meter, meter-candle.

meter-candle n.
See lux.

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lux   (lŭks)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural luxes or luces (l'sēz)
A SI derived unit of illuminance in photometry, equal to one lumen per square meter.
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