"microlumen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microlumens [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + lumen. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|micro|lumen}} micro- + lumen Head templates: {{en-noun}} microlumen (plural microlumens)
  1. (anatomy) An extremely small lumen (cavity within a tube or tubular organ).
    Sense id: en-microlumen-en-noun-PFXU0agz Categories (other): Anatomy, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 60 40 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a lumen (unit of luminous flux).
    Sense id: en-microlumen-en-noun-LHwi2MCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

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