lux

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

lux, v. t. [Cf. F. luxer. See Luxate.].

 To put out of joint; to luxate.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lux, n. (pl. same) Physics the SI unit of illumination, equivalent to one lumen per square metre.

Usage

Abbr.: lx.

Etymology

L lux lucis light

THESAURUS

lux

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