Lambert (Noun)
Meaning 1
English composer and conductor (1905-1951).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The standard lamp in the laboratory emits a lambert of light for the photoelectric experiment.
- One lambert of illumination is necessary to view the display properly without straining the eyes.
- Measuring the illuminance in lambert helps the stage designer to calculate the amount of emitted light.
- The scientist measured the screen's luminosity in lambert to determine its suitability for the task.
- A lambert is the unit used to calculate the total illumination coming from the diffused surface of a transparent cube.