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luces

luces is the plural of luce.

luces is the plural of lux.

Meaning of luce

Noun

luce (plural luces)

  1. The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.
    • As wee hunt after beasts, so Tygers and Lyons hunt after men, and have a like exercise one upon another: Hounds over the Hare; the Pike or Luce over the Tench[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

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Meaning of lux

Noun

lux (plural lux or luxes or (rare) luces)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
    • Some volunteers slept in ambient light of about 100 lux and some in only 3 lux, which is close to total darkness.2025 December 9, Veronique Greenwood, “Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough”, in TIME

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Questions about luces

What is luces the plural of?
Luces is the plural of luce.

Words near luces in the dictionary

  1. Lucerne hammer
  2. Lucerne hammers
  3. Lucerne Valley
  4. lucerns
  5. Lucero
  6. luces
  7. lucet
  8. lucets
  9. Lucetta
  10. Lucey
  11. Lucey-Driscoll syndrome

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