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LUMEN (lumina)

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• LUMEN (noun)
The noun LUMEN has 2 senses:

1. a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
2. a cavity or passage in a tubular organ

Familiarity information: LUMEN used as a noun is rare.

• LUMEN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

lm; lumen

Hypernyms ("lumen" is a kind of...):

luminous flux unit (a measure of luminous flux per unit area)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A cavity or passage in a tubular organ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

the lumen of the intestine

Hypernyms ("lumen" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

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