lumen
Meaning of lumen
noun
the SI unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light emitted per second in a unit solid angle of one steradian from a uniform source of one candela.
late 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘light’.
noun- the central cavity of a tubular or other hollow structure in an organism or cell.
the stomach empties food into the lumen of the small intestine
late 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘opening’.
Information about lumen
- It is a name.
- The plural form of lumen is: lumens.
- Languages in which lumen is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of lumen
lu-men
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- lumen is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
lumen synonyms
Meaning lm:
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