lux

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin lūx (“light”); from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English noun lēoht (English light).

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lux (plural lux)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

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the derived unit of illuminance

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English noun lēoht (English light).

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lūx (genitive lūcis); f, third declension

  1. light

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Number Singular Plural
nominative lūx lūcēs
genitive lūcis lūcum
dative lūcī lūcibus
accusative lūcem lūcēs
ablative lūce lūcibus
vocative lūx lūcēs

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lux m. (plural lux)

  1. lux

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lux c.

  1. lux (singular and plural)
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