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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rukusu
"ルクスは照度のSI組立単位である。"
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The SI derived unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area equal to one lumen per square metre.
"The light meter measured the desk illumination at five hundred lux."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from the Latin noun 'lux', meaning 'light', which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*lewk-', meaning 'to shine' or 'brightness'. In the 20th century, it was formally adopted as the SI derived unit of illuminance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lux" is said worldwide
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lux
Transliteration: luks
"Le lux est l'unité dérivée SI d'éclairement lumineux."
Lux
Transliteration: lʊks
"Ein Lux entspricht einem Lumen pro Quadratmeter."
lux
Transliteration: luks
"Il lux è l'unità di misura dell'illuminamento."
lux
Transliteration: luks
"El lux es la unidad derivada del SI para la iluminancia."
lux
Transliteration: luks
"O lux é a unidade derivada do SI para iluminância."
लक्स
Transliteration: laks
"लक्स प्रदीप्ति की एसआई व्युत्पन्न इकाई है।"
勒克斯
Transliteration: lè kè sī
"勒克斯是照度的国际单位制导出单位。"
럭스
Transliteration: reok-seu
"럭스는 조도의 SI 유도 단위입니다."
ルクス
Transliteration: rukusu
"ルクスは照度のSI組立単位である。"
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