"illuminance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: illuminances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} illuminance (countable and uncountable, plural illuminances)
  1. (physics) The luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; measured in lux or lumens. Wikipedia link: illuminance Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Light, Physics
    Sense id: en-illuminance-en-noun-8Hgw2WMe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Physical quantities Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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