illuminance

[ih-loo-muh-nuh ns]

noun Optics.

illumination(def 6).

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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illuminance in Science

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