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lumen

noun

  1. SI derived unit of luminous flux
  2. cavity within an organ
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Pronunciation: /ˈluːmən/ / /ˈlumən/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūmen (“light, an opening”). Use as a unit was first adopted by French physicist André Blondel in 1894.

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
  2. The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.
  3. The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.
  4. The bore of a tube such as a hollow needle or catheter.