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foot-lambert

or foot·lam·bert

[foo t-lam-bert]
noun Optics.
  1. a unit of luminance or photometric brightness, equal to the luminance of a surface emitting a luminous flux of one lumen per square foot, the luminance of a perfectly reflecting surface receiving an illumination of one foot-candle. Abbreviation: fL
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Origin of foot-lambert

First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for foot-lambert

foot-lambert

noun
  1. a former unit of luminance equal to the luminance of a surface emitting or reflecting 1 lumen per square foot. A completely reflecting surface illuminated by 1 foot-candle has a luminance of 1 foot-lambertAbbreviation: ft-L
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