lumen

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lumen

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin lūmen (“light, an opening”), and borrowed from French lumen (“lumen”). Doublet of the inherited lume.

noun lumeni

masculine lumen (SI unit of measurement)

noun lumene

neuter lumen

In English

lumen SI-unit for luminous flux

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"lumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/lumen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lumen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lumen

Chicago

"lumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lumen.

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@misc{lumen_2026,
  title = {lumen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lumen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}