lumen
Syllables: lu·men/ˈluːmən/US/ˈlumən/
lumen noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
Noun
lumen (plural lumens or lumina)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
- The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.
- The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.
- The bore of a tube such as a hollow needle or catheter.
lumen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lumen in Hindi
- लुमेन, ल्यूमेन, लूमेन
lumen in Tamil
- இலுமன், லூமன், ஒளியின் அலகு, உட்குழல் பகுதி, உள்ளிடம், பஞ்சு நாளம்
lumen in Marathi
- लुमेन, ल्युमेन
lumen in Urdu
- لیومین
More languagesFewer languages
- lumen in Bengali
- লুমেন
- lumen in Telugu
- లుమెన్, ల్యూమన్
- lumen in Malayalam
- ലൂമെൻ, ലുമെൻ, ലൂമൻ
- lumen in Kannada
- ಲುಮೆನ್, ಲ್ಯೂಮನ್
- lumen in Punjabi
- ਲੂਮੈਨ, ਲੂਮਨ, ਲੂਮੇਨ
- lumen in Gujarati
- લુમેન, લ્યુમેન
- lumen in Odia
- ଲୁମେନ୍, ଲ୍ଯ଼ୁମେନ୍, ଲୁମେନ
- lumen in Nepali
- लुमेन, ल्युमेन
- lumen in Tagalog
- lumen
- lumen in Arabic
- لُومِن lūmin
- lumen in Malay
- lumen
- lumen in Indonesian
- lumen
- lumen in Thai
- ลูเมน luu-men
Examples of lumen in a sentence
- The airway lumen was also partially occluded by seroproteinaceous fluid and cell debris intermixed with mucin.
- Clinically, a large exoenteric mass may compress the bowel lumen, but seldom induces intestinal obstruction.
- When harvested, toroids' were stable, but underwent predictable changes over time with their lumens narrowing.
Forms of lumen
| plural | lumens |
|---|---|
| plural | lumina |
Origin of lumen
Borrowed from Latin lūmen (“light, an opening”). Use as a unit was first adopted by French physicist André Blondel in 1894.
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Phrases with lumen
Words that rhyme with lumen
Questions about lumen
- What does lumen mean?
- Lumen means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
- What is lumen in Hindi?
- Lumen in Hindi is लुमेन, ल्यूमेन, लूमेन. See Lumen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lumen?
- Lumen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lumen?
- Lumen is pronounced /ˈluːmən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lumen?
- The plural of lumen is lumens.
Words near lumen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lumen (page history and authors); lumen (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lumen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumen (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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