Definitions for lumens

lumens lu·men

Spelling: [loo-muh n]
IPA: /ˈlu mən/

Lumens is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 94 anagrams from letters in lumens (elmnsu).

Definitions for lumens

noun

  1. Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
  2. Anatomy. the canal, duct, or cavity of a tubular organ.
  3. Botany. (of a cell) the cavity that the cell walls enclose.

Origin of lumens

1870-75; New Latin, special uses of Latin lūmen (stem lūmin-) light, window

Examples for lumens

That reminds me, I'd better arrange a debate on immigration for the lumen.

"She made a splendid impression on the lumen," Colburn went on.

To use the words of Bacon: lumen siccum et aridum ingenia madida offendit et torret.

If the lumen of the tube is as fine as a hair, a considerable rise can be observed.

The internal coat was plicated, as if too large for the lumen.

Dear lumen, I do not half understand this new effect of the laws of light.

Just one more word, lumen, before we conclude this interview.

If lumen had been to blame for the quarrel, he paid a fearful penalty.

Reflection and study had already inclined me, lumen, to believe in the plurality of the existences of the soul.

A lambert is "the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface radiating or reflecting one lumen per square cm."

Word Value for lumens
Scrable

7

Words with friends

11

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