"lambert" meaning in French

See lambert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-lambert.wav Forms: lamberts [plural]
Etymology: From Lambert; Named for Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), a Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lambert m (plural lamberts)
  1. lambert: a cgs unit of luminance Wikipedia link: fr:Johann Heinrich Lambert Tags: masculine Synonyms: L [symbol] Derived forms: L [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-lambert-fr-noun-i9fd4YFV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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