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1. (n.) lambert
the cgs unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter.

Etymology: (1910–15; after Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–77), German mathematician)

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1. (noun) lambert, L
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

2. (noun) Lambert, Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)

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