Lux

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒks

From Latin lūx ("light"); from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ("white; light; bright"). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός, Sanskrit रोचते, Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰 (rōč, "day") and Old English noun lēoht (English light).

Full definition of lux

Noun

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Compare French luxer. See luxate.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To put out of joint; to luxate.