lux
/lʌks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz, “day”) and Old English lēoht (noun) (English light).
Origin
- Source language: Latin