the cgs unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimetre
Symbol: L
Word origin
named after J. H. Lambert (1728–77), German mathematician and physicist
Lambert in British English
(ˈlæmbət)
noun
Constant. 1905–51, English composer and conductor. His works include much ballet music and The Rio Grande (1929), a work for chorus, orchestra, and piano, using jazz idioms
lambert in American English
(ˈlæmbərt)
noun
the basic unit of luminance in the CGS system, equal to the brightness of an ideal surface that radiates or reflects light at the rate of one lumen per square centimeter (929.023 foot-candlesor 10,000 lux or 1/π candela per square centimeter)
abbrev. L
Word origin
after J. H. Lambert (1728-77), Ger mathematician, physicist, & philosopher