foot-lambert

or foot·lam·bert

[ foo t-lam-bert ]
/ ˈfʊtˌlæm bərt /

noun Optics.

a unit of luminance or photometric brightness, equal to the luminance of a surface emitting a luminous flux of one lumen per square foot, the luminance of a perfectly reflecting surface receiving an illumination of one foot-candle. Abbreviation: fL

Origin of foot-lambert

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby foot-lambert

foot-candle, foot-dragging, foot-drop, foot-in-mouth, foot-in-mouth disease, foot-lambert, foot-pound, foot-pound-second, foot-pound-second system, foot-poundal, foot-ton

British Dictionary definitions for foot-lambert

foot-lambert

noun

a former unit of luminance equal to the luminance of a surface emitting or reflecting 1 lumen per square foot. A completely reflecting surface illuminated by 1 foot-candle has a luminance of 1 foot-lambert Abbreviation: ft-L