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Lux

//lʌks// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

    "Some volunteers slept in ambient light of about 100 lux and some in only 3 lux, which is close to total darkness."

  2. 2
    a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To dislocate; to luxate. obsolete, transitive

    "and as I reel'd I fell, / Lux'd the neck-joint—my soul descends to hell."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz, “day”) and Old English lēoht (noun) (English light).

Etymology 2

Compare French luxer. See luxate.

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