Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The unit of luminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
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- noun physics a
cgs unit ofillumination ; thebrightness of a surface that emits onelumen persquare centimetre
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On May 19th 2009, nat payne wrote: adam lambert should be the next american idol. he is great!!!!!!! should win hands down. simon knows who is talented and who is not., and I think simon is great also!!!!!!. no one but adam has my vote.
2009 American Idol 8 Winner – TV Crunch Predicts Adam Lambert Wins! 2009
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Tue 11/17/09 12: 52 AM ill wait for adams lambert album. love the unique voice of adam lambert. kris ok so ordinary.
Kris Allen on Internet rumors: 'That stuff breaks you down as an artist and a songwriter' | EW.com 2009
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 3 weeks 6 days ago that petzal gives me his gun collection and miranda lambert breaks up with blake shelton and makes me her rebound! ok, sooooo ... it's a stretch.
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April 27th, 2009 at 3: 57 pm lambert strether Says:
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Yes | No | Report from ray lambert wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago green heads and silver legs flooded corn and cypress trees
Contest: Write a Duck Dog Haiku. Win an Awesome Echo Duck Call! 2009
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 3 weeks 6 days ago that petzal gives me his gun collection and miranda lambert breaks up with blake shelton and makes me her rebound! ok, sooooo ... it's a stretch.
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Yes | No | Report from ray lambert wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago green heads and silver legs flooded corn and cypress trees
Contest: Write a Duck Dog Haiku. Win an Awesome Echo Duck Call! 2009
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If you don't know what a foot-lambert is, join the crowd.
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I told Mr. lambert that they needed Pete's passport right away.
Binky Philips: Pete Townshend Meets My Mom and Dad at the Fillmore East Binky Philips 2010
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I told Mr. lambert that they needed Pete's passport right away.
Binky Philips: Pete Townshend Meets My Mom and Dad at the Fillmore East Binky Philips 2010
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