luces
[ loo-seez ]
/ ˈlu siz /
noun
plural of lux.
Words nearby luces
lucas van leyden,
lucca,
luce,
lucent,
lucerne,
luces,
lucha libre,
luchow,
lucia,
lucia di lammermoor,
lucian
Definition for luces (2 of 3)
luce
[ loos ]
/ lus /
noun
a pike, especially when fully grown.
Origin of luce
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
lus pike < Late Latin
lūcius
Definition for luces (3 of 3)
lux
[ luhks ]
/ lʌks /
noun, plural lu·ces [loo-seez] /ˈlu siz/, lux·es. Optics.
a unit of illumination, equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle and equal to the illumination produced by luminous flux of one lumen falling perpendicularly on a surface one meter square. Symbol: lx
Also called
meter-candle.
Origin of lux
1885–90; < Latin
lūx
light1
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British Dictionary definitions for luces (1 of 3)
Word Origin for luce
C14: from Old French
lus, from Late Latin
lūcius pike
British Dictionary definitions for luces (2 of 3)
lux
1
/ (lʌks) /
noun plural lux
the derived SI unit of illumination equal to a luminous flux of 1 lumen per square metre. 1 lux is equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle
Symbol: lx
Word Origin for lux
C19: from Latin: light
British Dictionary definitions for luces (3 of 3)
lux
2
/ (lʌks) /
verb
NZ informal
to clean with a vacuum cleaner
Word Origin for lux
C20: from
Electrolux, a vacuum-cleaner manufacturer
Medical definitions for luces
lux
[ lŭks ]
n. pl. lux•es
The International System unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square meter.
candle-meter meter-candle
Scientific definitions for luces
lux
[ lŭks ]
Plural luxes luces (lōō′sēz)
A SI derived unit of illuminance in photometry, equal to one lumen per square meter.