lux

nounverbattested in dialogue

//lʌks//

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

noun

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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
Some volunteers slept in ambient light of about 100 lux and some in only 3 lux, which is close to total darkness.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:lux.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz, “day”) and Old English lēoht (noun) (English light).

verb

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obsoleteTo dislocate; to luxate.
and as I reel'd I fell, / Lux'd the neck-joint—my soul descends to hell.
the bones are simply luxed without being broken

Etymology

Compare French luxer. See luxate.

Forms

plural: luxes, luces
past tense: luxed
past participle: luxed
present participle: luxing
third person singular: luxes

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

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