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- [foo t lam-bert]
- /fʊt ˈlæm bərt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo t lam-bert]
- /fʊt ˈlæm bərt/
Definitions of foot-lambert word
- noun foot-lambert a unit of luminance or photometric brightness, equal to the luminance of a surface emitting a luminous flux of one lumen per square foot, the luminance of a perfectly reflecting surface receiving an illumination of one foot-candle. Abbreviation: fL. 1
- noun foot-lambert a former unit of luminance equal to the luminance of a surface emitting or reflecting 1 lumen per square foot. A completely reflecting surface illuminated by 1 foot-candle has a luminance of 1 foot-lambert 0
- noun foot-lambert A unit of luminance equal to 1/π candela per square foot, or 3.426 candela per square meter. 0
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Origin of foot-lambert
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25
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Parts of speech for Foot-lambert
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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determiner
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foot-lambert popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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