Lambert

biographical name

Lam·​bert ˈlam-bərt How to pronounce Lambert (audio)
John 1619–1683 English general

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lambert

noun
lam·​bert ˈlam-bərt How to pronounce lambert (audio)
: 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
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