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lux
/lʌks/
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What does lux mean?
noun
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
proper noun
- A surname.
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verb
- (obsolete) To dislocate; to luxate.
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IPA pronunciation
/lʌks/
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The furniture of the room consisted of a table, a stool for each man, and a Lux lamp.
The concessions made in Lux Mundi regarding scriptural myths and legends have been already mentioned.
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“An vivere tanti est? Cogimur a suetis animum suspendere rebus, Atque, ut vivamus, vivere desinimus. . Hos superesse reor, quibus et spirabilis aer Et lux, qua regimur, redditur ipsa gravis.”
Miller and Lux were expanding their ranges so that, as others boasted, their herds could trail from Oregon to Baja California and bed down every night on Miller and Lux's own grass.
A knight of Sparta, my renowned father; And the device he bears upon his shield Is a black Ethiope reaching at the sun: The word, Lux tua vita mihi.