Meaning Of The Word Lumen

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lumen in American English
the basic unit used to measure the flow of light in the SI system, equal to the amount of light emitted through a solid angle of one steradian by a light source with the intensity of one candela (0.0015 watt)
noun: the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity

lumen in British English
noun: the derived SI unit of luminous flux; the flux emitted in a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source having a uniform intensity of 1 candela

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