lambert
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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