Lambert law

Lam·bert law

(lam'bert), 1. each layer of equal thickness absorbs an equal fraction of the light that traverses it. Compare: Beer-Lambert law. 2. the illumination of a surface on which the light falls normally from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. [Johann Heinrich Lambert]

Lam·bert law

(lahm'bĕrt law) 1. Each layer of equal thickness absorbs an equal fraction of the light that traverses it. 2. The illumination of a surface on which the light falls normally from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. [Johann Heinrich Lambert]