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 Definitions of LUMEN  [ə nə]  

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Definition of 'LUMEN' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) lumen
the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity.

2.  lumen
the canal, duct, or cavity of a tubular organ.

Etymology:  (1870–75; < NL; L lūmen, s.

Definition of 'LUMEN' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lumen, lm
a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

2. (noun) lumen
a cavity or passage in a tubular organ
"the lumen of the intestine"



'LUMEN' - Nearby Entries  

lumbosacral  lumbosacral plexus  lumbus  lumen  luminal  luminance  luminance unit  



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