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illuminance

[ih-loo-muh-nuh ns]

noun Optics.

illumination(def 6).

Nearby words

  1. illogicality,
  2. illth,
  3. illude,
  4. illume,
  5. illuminable,
  6. illuminant,
  7. illuminate,
  8. illuminated,
  9. illuminati,
  10. illuminating

Origin of illuminance

First recorded in 1940–45; illumin(ate) + -ance
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British Dictionary definitions for illuminance

illuminance

noun

the luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface. It is measured in luxSymbol: E v Sometimes called: illumination Compare irradiance
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Science definitions for illuminance

illuminance

[ĭ-lōō′mə-nəns]

The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light. It is measured in luxes. Also called illumination
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