lux

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Verb

To dislocate; to luxate.

Sinonieme

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metre-candle

Vertalings

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lüks

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لكس

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lʌks/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: λευκός

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: λύκη

Verwante met Sanskrit: रोचते

Verwante met Pahlavi: 𐭩𐭥𐭬

Verwante met Old English: lēoht

Verwante met Engels: light

In summary

Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz, “day”) and Old English lēoht (noun) (English light).