lambert

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lam·bert

noun \ˈlam-bərt\

Definition of LAMBERT

: the centimeter-gram-second unit of brightness equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

Origin of LAMBERT

Johann H. Lambert †1777 German physicist & philosopher
First Known Use: 1915

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