lambert
lam·bert
noun
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
Origin
From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantberht, Dutch Lambrecht.
Phrases
- Beer-Lambert law
- Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law
- Eaton-Lambert syndrome
- Lambert pine
- Lambert's cosine law
- Lambert-Beer law
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
- Lambert-Eaton syndrome
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