unit of illumination
41phot — fÉ‘t ,fəʊt /fÉ’t ,fəʊt n. unit of illumination, unit for measuring the intensity of light …
42phots — fÉ‘t ,fəʊt /fÉ’t ,fəʊt n. unit of illumination, unit for measuring the intensity of light …
43millilux — /mil euh luks /, n. Optics. a unit of illumination, equal to one thousandth of a lux. Abbr.: mlx [MILLI + LUX] * * * …
44phot — /fot, foht/, n. Optics. a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbr.: ph [1915 20; < Gk phot , s. of phôs (contr. of pháos) light] * * * …
45spermaceti — spermacetilike, adj. /sperr meuh set ee, see tee/, n. Chem., Pharm. a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient. Also called cetaceum.… …
46lambert — noun a cgs unit of illumination; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre …
47Leibniz (from) to Kant — From Leibniz to Kant Lewis White Beck INTRODUCTION Had Kant not lived, German philosophy between the death of Leibniz in 1716 and the end of the eighteenth century would have little interest for us, and would remain largely unknown. In Germany… …
48lux — unit of illumination, 1889, from L. lux light (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)) …
49FC — (foot candle) unit of illumination equal to the light produced by one candle as a distance of one foot (Optics) …
50lambert — n. unit of illumination (Optics) …
