lux
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- //lʌks//
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
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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.
Étymologie
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).
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obsolèteTo 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
Étymologie
Compare French luxer. See luxate.
Formes
- pluriel
- luxes, luces
- passé
- luxed
- participe passé
- luxed
- participe présent
- luxing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- luxes
lux · In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
Lux · A surname.luxurious · Very fine in quality and comfortable.luxury · Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being…