Lumière

American  

[ly-myer] / lüˈmjɛr /

noun

1. Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas 1862–1954, and his brother, Louis Jean 1864–1948, French chemists and manufacturers of photographic materials: inventors of a motion-picture camera (1895) and a process of color photography.

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Lumière British  

/ lymjɛr /

noun

1. Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas (oɡyst mari lwi nikɔlɑ). 1862–1954, and his brother, Louis Jean (lwi ʒɑ̃), 1864–1948, French chemists and cinema pioneers, who invented a cinematograph and a process of colour photography

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Lumière

The French were pioneers in aviation, photography and filmmaking, and these technologies’ earliest machines and devices are on display, such as the 1895 Cinematograph, a groundbreaking camera and projection system created by the Lumière Brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

As Washington made his way into the Grand Théâtre Lumière, he looked pleasantly confused when a photographer caught his attention by waving a shiny quartz stone at him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

A month after launching her SirDavis whiskey brand, Beyoncé unveiled her Cé Lumière perfume — to some social media fans’ chagrin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Following the awards, the winner of the Palme will be screened for the audience in the Grand Théâtre Lumière.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

The work was titled Le Monde, ou Traité de la Lumière, and it was on the verge of being published when news of Galileo’s trial and conviction for heresy reached Holland.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin