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foot-lambert

foot-lambert

9.9
A unit for measuring how bright a surface like a screen is per square foot
  • noun
  • /ˈfʊt ˈlæmbərt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pie-lambert
  • The brightness of the cinema screen was measured at 14 foot-lamberts to meet industry standards.

Examples

  • To comply with regulations, the monitor's luminance was set to 16 foot-lamberts.

  • Older projectors often specified output in foot-lambert rather than candelas per square meter.

  • This screen has a brightness of 5 foot-lamberts.

  • What is a foot-lambert?

  • The brightness of the cinema screen was measured at 14 foot-lamberts to meet industry standards.

  • To comply with regulations, the monitor's luminance was set to 16 foot-lamberts.

  • Older projectors often specified output in foot-lambert rather than candelas per square meter.

Synonyms

ft-L
vsfoot-lambert
  • Archaic
9.9

A unit for measuring how bright a surface is

is the full written name rather than the abbreviation

Surface Forms

foot-lambert singular
foot-lamberts plural

Morphology

foot-lambert = foot + lambert (transparent) = foot + lambert

Formed by straightforward compounding of two unit names; as a compound unit its meaning (a measure of luminance) is directly derivable from the component units.

Etymology

Foot-lambert joins foot ('a unit of length') and Lambert (the name of a scientist who studied light). So foot-lambert means the 'brightness' of a surface measured for each square foot.