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lam·bert | \ ˈlam-bərt 
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\Definition of lambert
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: 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
Lambert
biographical nameLam·bert | \ ˈlam-bərt \
\Definition of Lambert (Entry 2 of 2)
John 1619–1683 English general
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lambert
nounlam·bert | \ ˈlam-bərt \
\Medical 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
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The first known use of lambert was in 1915
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