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lux¹
- /lʌks/
Sounds like lucks · Rhymes with -ʌks
Where it comes from
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).
noun lux · luxes · luces
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx Some volunteers slept in ambient light of about 100 lux and some in only 3 lux, which is close to total darkness.
lux²
- /lʌks/
Sounds like lucks · Rhymes with -ʌks
Where it comes from
Compare French luxer. See luxate.
verb luxes · luxing · luxed
- To dislocate; to luxate. and as I reel'd I fell, / Lux'd the neck-joint—my soul descends to hell.
Lux³
proper noun Luxes
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lx, sgp, barger, luxury, luxembourg, ulxb, linx, lumo, international system, si unit, elex, l.s., ulsi, le ll, lmxb, vlsi
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Talk about this word "lux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lux. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lux. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lux "lux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lux.Cite this
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title = {lux},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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