Lambert

[ lam-bert; for 2 also German lahm-bert ]
/ ˈlæm bərt; for 2 also German ˈlɑm bɛrt /

noun

Con·stant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/,1905–51, English composer and conductor.
Jo·hann Hein·rich [yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/,1728–77, German scientist and mathematician.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “land” and “bright.”

British Dictionary definitions for constant lambert (1 of 2)

lambert
/ (ˈlæmbət) /

noun

the cgs unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimetre Symbol: L

Word Origin for lambert

named after J. H. Lambert (1728–77), German mathematician and physicist

British Dictionary definitions for constant lambert (2 of 2)

Lambert
/ (ˈlæmbət) /

noun

Constant. 1905–51, English composer and conductor. His works include much ballet music and The Rio Grande (1929), a work for chorus, orchestra, and piano, using jazz idioms

Scientific definitions for constant lambert

lambert
[ lăm′bərt ]

A unit of luminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter. The lambert is named after the Swiss mathematician and physicist Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777).