lambert
[lam-bert]
- the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L
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Origin of lambert
First recorded in 1910–15; named after J. H. Lambert
Lambert
[lam-bert; for 2 also German lahm-bert]
- Con·stant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/, 1905–51, English composer and conductor.
- Jo·hann Hein·rich [yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/, 1728–77, German scientist and mathematician.
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “land” and “bright.”
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Contemporary Examples
“But you must have done something to deserve it,” Lambert recalled Bodenheimer saying before he walked off.
This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a StudentBatya Ungar-Sargon
September 9, 2014
Still, Lambert says, he was surprised to hear about the allegations of sexual abuse.
This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a StudentBatya Ungar-Sargon
September 9, 2014
Thankfully, Lambert has not restricted his artistic endeavours to iPads.
In 2011, Lambert was a featured artist at the Macworld Expo.
“It is still Benjamin Franklin and still easily recognized,” said Lambert.
Historical Examples
"And old Lambert," said one of the other girls, delightedly.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
The fisherman had indeed seen Lambert's boat, which was well known.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
He says a friend of his, the Governor of——what was that name again, Lambert?
A Tangled TaleLewis Carroll
He took out the little bucket as he spoke, and handed the big one to Lambert.
A Tangled TaleLewis Carroll
Balbus, Lambert, and Hugh had entered the house only a few minutes before them.
A Tangled TaleLewis Carroll
lambert
- the cgs unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimetreSymbol: L
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Word Origin
named after J. H. Lambert (1728–77), German mathematician and physicist
Lambert
- 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
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Word Origin and History for lambert
Lambert
masc. proper name, from French, from German Lambert, from Old High German Lambreht, from lant "land" + beraht "bright." Old English cognate was Landbeorht. The popularity of the name from 12c. is probably due to immigration from Flanders, where St. Lambert of Maestricht was highly venerated. Attested as a surname from mid-12c.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
lambert
[lăm′bərt]
- A unit of luminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter. The lambert is named after the Swiss mathematician and physicist Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777).
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