lux
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[edit] English
[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).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌks
[edit] Noun
lux (plural lux)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
[edit] Translations
the derived unit of illuminance
[edit] Latin
[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).
[edit] Noun
lūx (genitive lūcis); f, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| 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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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
lux m. (plural lux)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
lux c.
- lux (singular and plural)