LAMBERT

Lambert, Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert

(noun) English composer and conductor (1905-1951)

lambert

(noun) a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Lambert

A male given name from Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.

A patronymic surname.

A lunar impact crater.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lambert is the 329th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,678 individuals. Lambert is most common among White (83.66%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Tramble, tramble

Etymology

Named for Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), a Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

Noun

lambert (plural lamberts)

(physics) a cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre

Anagrams

• Tramble, tramble

Source: Wiktionary



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