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lumen1

Pronunciation: /ˈluːmɛn/
(abbreviation: lm)
Definition of lumen

noun

Physics
  • 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.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin, literally 'light'

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