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Meaning of "lumen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUMEN

New Latin, from Latin: light, aperture.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUMEN

lumen  [ˈluːmɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lumen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lumen

Lumen can refer to: ▪ Lumen, the SI unit of luminous flux ▪ Lumen, the cavity or channel within a tubular structure ▪ Thylakoid lumen, the inner membrane space of the chloroplast ▪ Phenobarbital ▪ 141 Lumen, an asteroid ▪ Lumen, a Russian rock band ▪ Lumen Martin Winter, American artist ▪ Lumen Pierce, a fictional character in the television series Dexter ▪ Lumen, a design and branding company headquartered in Milan, Italy ▪ USS Lumen, a US Navy ship...

Definition of lumen in the English dictionary

The first definition of lumen in the dictionary is the derived SI unit of luminous flux; the flux emitted in a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source having a uniform intensity of 1 candela lm. Other definition of lumen is a passage, duct, or cavity in a tubular organ. Lumen is also a cavity within a plant cell enclosed by the cell walls.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUMEN


Brahmin
ˈbrɑːmɪn
determine
dɪˈtɜːmɪn
dormin
ˈdɔːmɪn
Emin
ˈiːmɪn
enlumine
ɛnˈljuːmɪn
ermine
ˈɜːmɪn
extermine
ɪkˈstɜːmɪn
haemin
ˈhiːmɪn
hemin
ˈhiːmɪn
illumine
ɪˈluːmɪn
legumin
lɪˈɡjuːmɪn
lumine
ˈluːmɪn
metformin
metˈfɔːmɪn
phenformin
fɛnˈfɔːmɪn
predetermine
ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn
redetermine
ˌriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn
reillumine
ˌriːɪˈluːmɪn
relumine
rɪˈluːmɪn
toxalbumin
ˌtɒksælˈbjuːmɪn
vermin
ˈvɜːmɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUMEN

lumbermen
lumbersome
lumberyard
lumbosacral
lumbrical
lumbricalis
lumbriciform
lumbricoid
lumbricus
lumbus
lumenal
lumina
luminaire
luminal
luminance
luminant
luminaria
luminaries
luminarism
luminarist

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUMEN

acumen
albumen
bitumen
cacumen
catechumen
cerumen
crumen
energumen
hegumen
numen
rumen
the bitumen
Tyumen

Synonyms and antonyms of lumen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lumen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUMEN

Find out the translation of lumen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lumen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lumen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

管腔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lumen
570 millions of speakers

English

lumen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लुमेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجويف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

люмен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lúmen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নালিকাগহ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lumen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lumen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルーメン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루멘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lumen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்பகுதியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लुमेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lümen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lumen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lumen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

люмен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυλού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lumen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lumen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lumen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lumen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUMEN»

The term «lumen» is very widely used and occupies the 19.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lumen
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lumen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lumen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lumen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUMEN»

Discover the use of lumen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lumen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lumen
Another asteroid called 141 Lumen is named after this remarkable novel. In "Lumen" (1872), the scientific and metaphysical sides of Camille Flammarion are combined into a sublime unification.
Camille Flammarion, 2013
2
Lumen
Nazi occupied Poland. A German army officer investigates the murder of an abbess amid the horrors of a brutal occupation.
Ben Pastor, 2011
3
Lumen Picturae: A Classical Drawing Manuel
Thanks to its exquisite pictorial material, this book familiarizes the reader with the logic and golden rules of art.
Frederick de Wit, 2011
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Contributions of end-wall and lumen bonding to strength of ...
Strength of normal butt joints of slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) varied by wood type (earlywood or latewood) and as a result of aging of the ductile epoxy-resin adhesive before it was used.
John Thomas Quirk, Theodore Thomas Kozlowski, Richard Frederick Blomquist, 1968
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The Church in the Making: Lumen Gentium, Christus Dominus, ...
Vatican II has become a place-marker in the ecclesiastical and ideological geography of contemporary Catholicism.
Richard R. Gaillardetz, 2006
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The Light of the Soul: The Lumen Anime C and Ulrich Putsch's ...
This is the first edition of the fourteenth-century Lumen anime C and of its German translation Das liecht der sel, completed in 1426 by Ulrich Putsch, Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone) in the South Tyrol.
Nigel Harris, 2007
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Lumen: The Star That Shone for the Visit of the ...
6he stood fast and shone amidst the great tides that pushed and struggled against her. 6he glowed ever more brightly to marl< the spot where He now lay, breathing quietly. l'l-l Lumen stayed and glowed until the simple men tound.
Susie Kowalik, 2013
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Lumen Siccum: An Essay on the Exercise of the Intellect in ...
Lumen. Siccum. HE thirst for knowledge is one of the purest and noblest instincts with which humanity is endowed ; it is perhaps the attribute which most unmistakeably separates the mind of man from that of brutes. The cultivation of the mind ...
George Stewardson Brady, 1868
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Iustus Lipsius, Europae Lumen Et Columen: Proceedings of the ...
Joost DEPUYDT "VALE, VERUM ANTIQUAE HISTORIAE LUMEN": ANTIQUARIANISM IN THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN JUSTUS LIPSIUS AND ABRAHAM ORTELIUS* Abraham Ortelius has gone down in history as the author of the ...
Gilbert Tournoy, Jeanine Landtsheer, Jan Papy, 1999
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Lumen Seek the Light
LUMEN. Seek The Light by Gloria Slater Published by: Rev. Press. Coatesville, PA 19320 Copyright © 2005 by Gloria Slater ISBN # 1-4116-2825-X Order online at Lulu.com. Look for my website! It'll be up soon. All rights reserved. No part of ...
Gloria Slater, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lumen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eiki Now Shipping 8,000 ANSI Lumen EIP-UHS100 DLP Projector
The new EIP-UHS100 single-chip DLP projector from Eiki International, Inc. has an 8,000 ANSI Lumen brightness and a 2400:1 contrast ratio, ... «Audio Visual News Network, Jul 15»
2
Nordeon Introduces Vulkan: Multifunctional LED Outdoor Luminaire …
July 20, 2015 - Made of die cast aluminum, Vulkan LED Luminaire is available in 16 lumen packages and 6 distributions, making it suited for area and street ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
3
A biosynthetic pathway for a prominent class of microbiota-derived …
This represents a notable gap in knowledge given that iso–bile acids can be present at high micromolar concentrations in the gut lumen. In light of the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Review: We flip the switch on MiPow's Playbulb Bluetooth LED bulbs
... the MiPow devices feature Bluetooth wireless connectivity like the Lumen Smart Bulb, so there's no need to hassle with routers, internet hubs, ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
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'The Strain' Recap — Season 2, Episode 2 — Eph and Nora Find a …
... then the elusive Occido Lumen tome, which possesses the Strigoi's deepest most damning secrets, including the key to the Master's undoing. «TVLine, Jul 15»
6
Mediatel: Newsline: Who won the Metro?
However, it's not just the nation's collective love for all things boozy that secured Asda the top spot, it seems, with Lumen also attributing its ... «MediaTel Newsline, Jul 15»
7
Perioperative Care and Phalloplasty in Female-to-Male Patients
Hoebeke, P.B., Decaestecker, K., Beysens, M., Opdenakker, Y., Lumen, N., & Monstrey, S.M. (2010). Erectile implants in female-to-male transsexuals: Our ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
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Jackson Public Schools hires new teachers for coming year | MLive …
Guerrero has been teaching Spanish for JPS as a shared-time teacher at St. John Elementary School and Lumen Christi Catholic School. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
LEDs deliver more control and intelligence, as SSL aesthetics and …
The COB LEDs deliver the lumen output and high quality of light to replace 39W and 70W (CMH) sources, respectively. With a tiny form factor, ... «LEDs Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Research report explores the Micro Guide Catheters Market for the …
This is an advantage of micro guide catheter over other conventional catheters. The Micro guide catheter lumen is tapered and intended to ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lumen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lumen>. May 2024 ».
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