lux

¹ American  

[luhks] / lʌks /

noun

Optics.

plural

luces, luxes

1. a unit of illumination, equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle and equal to the illumination produced by luminous flux of one lumen falling perpendicularly on a surface one meter square. lx

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Lux. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Luxembourg.

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Lux. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Luxembourg

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lux ² British  

/ lʌks /

noun

1.  lx.  the derived SI unit of illumination equal to a luminous flux of 1 lumen per square metre. 1 lux is equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle

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lux ³ British  

/ lʌks /

verb

1. informal to clean with a vacuum cleaner

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lux Scientific  

/ lŭks /

plural

luxes

1. A SI derived unit of illuminance in photometry, equal to one lumen per square meter.

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Etymology

Origin of lux

1885–90; < Latin lūx light ¹

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• lux vs. foot-candle

Example Sentences

They’re both lux and comfortable, providing excellent noise cancellation and a great listening experience.

From Salon

I approached a lot of this series by making sets: I created the world, created the environment, the way I would like for it to exist in my lux space, in my lux life.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple tied the knot in 2014 with a lux Miami wedding and sealed the deal with a three-part honeymoon extravaganza.

From Los Angeles Times

Downloadable programs such as f.lux and Windows Night Light can also help — they shift computers to a warmer, less stimulating mode at night.

From Washington Post

Moore wanted to make sure that the film looked “big and James Bond and lux. Sometimes action rom coms can look kind of small,” he said.

From Seattle Times