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LM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lm mean?
• LM (noun)
The noun LM has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: LM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("lm" is a kind of...):
luminous flux unit (a measure of luminous flux per unit area)
Context examples
“For some time past,” Ham faltered, “there's been a servant about here, at odd times. There's been a gen'lm'n too. Both of 'em belonged to one another.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“Here's a gen'lm'n behind me, I'll pound it,” said William, “as has bred 'em by wholesale.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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