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Definition of Light unit
1. Noun. A measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation.
Specialized synonyms: Illumination Unit, Luminance Unit, Luminous Flux Unit, Candlepower Unit, Luminous Intensity Unit, Exposure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Light Unit
Literary usage of Light unit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1908)
"The energy • if such a light unit does not diminish as it moves outward. This view
coincides with the observation of Lenard that the corpuscles discharged ..."
2. Manual of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1904)
"This light-unit is equal to an English spermaceti caudle at a flame-height of 43 mm.
... To produce this platinum light-unit, Violle used a platinum ..."
3. Light and Colour Theories and Their Relation to Light and Colour Standardization by Joseph Williams Lovibond (1915)
"The Physiological light unit. DIFFUSED LIGHT. ... The dimensions of the light
unit used in the following experiments have already been described. ..."
4. Light, Photometry and Illumination: A Thoroughly Rev. Ed. of "Electrical by William Edward Barrows (1912)
"The flux emitted by the light unit in the 60-70 degree zone is especially fruitful
in causing depression in visual function. In this connection, it should ..."
5. Lectures: On Illuminating Engineering Delivered at the Johns Hopkins by Johns Hopkins University, Illuminating Engineering Society (1911)
"Increase of the Efficiency of the Arc with Increasing Size of the light unit.
Relation between the Efficiency of the Arc Lamp and the Current, ..."
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