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LM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lm mean? 

LM (noun)
  The noun LM has 1 sense:

1. a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directionsplay

  Familiarity information: LM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

lm; lumen

Hypernyms ("lm" is a kind of...):

luminous flux unit (a measure of luminous flux per unit area)


 Context examples 


“For some time past,” Ham faltered, “there's been a servant about here, at odd times. There's been a gen'lm'n too. Both of 'em belonged to one another.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Here's a gen'lm'n behind me, I'll pound it,” said William, “as has bred 'em by wholesale.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)



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