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Definition of Lambert
1. Noun. A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.
2. Noun. English composer and conductor (1905-1951).
Generic synonyms: Composer, Conductor, Director, Music Director
Definition of Lambert
1. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name); in modern use partly transferred back from the surname. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
3. Proper noun. A lunar impact crater. ¹
4. Noun. (physics) a cgs unit of illumination; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lambert
1. a unit of brightness [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lambert
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lambert
Literary usage of Lambert
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"When the quarrel between the army and the parliament began, Lambert threw ...
Early in August 1647 Lambert was sent by Fairfax as major- general to take ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1904)
"Sauveur, Lambert. Corrigé des exercices de la petite grammaire Française. New issue.
'02. ... Sauveur, Lambert Introd. to the teaching of ancient languages. ..."
3. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages: Der Wendepunkt der Renaissance by Woldemar von Seidlitz, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton (1903)
"Lambert, reinstated in the Duchy of Spoleto, in the hope of advancing his own aims
... The nobles condemned by John had sought refuge with Lambert, and, ..."
4. The History of England: From the Earliest Period to 1839 by Thomas Keightley (1843)
"i Burning of Lambert.—Act of Six Articles.—King's Marriage with Anne of Cleves.—His
Divorce. ... This was a man named Lambert, who had adopted the view of ..."
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