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unit:LUX

http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/LUX
Types: qudt:DerivedUnit, qudt:Unit
PredicateObject
rdf:type
dcterms:description
The SI unit for measuring the illumination (illuminance) of a surface. One lux is defined as an illumination of one lumen per square meter or 0.0001 phot. In considering the various light units, it's useful to think about light originating at a point and shining upon a surface. The intensity of the light source is measured in candelas; the total light flux in transit is measured in lumens (1 lumen = 1 candelau00b7steradian); and the amount of light received per unit of surface area is measured in lux (1 lux = 1 lumen/square meter). One lux is equal to approximately 0.09290 foot candle.
qudt:applicableSystem sou:SI
qudt:conversionMultiplier 1.0
qudt:conversionMultiplierSN 1.0E0
qudt:dbpediaMatch http://dbpedia.org/resource/Lux
qudt:definedUnitOfSystem sou:SI
qudt:derivedCoherentUnitOfSystem sou:SI
qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L-2I1M0H0T0D0
qudt:hasFactorUnit
rdf:type qudt:FactorUnit
qudt:exponent 1
qudt:hasUnit unit:LM
qudt:hasFactorUnit
rdf:type qudt:FactorUnit
qudt:exponent -2
qudt:hasUnit unit:M
qudt:hasQuantityKind quantitykind:LuminousFluxPerArea
qudt:iec61360Code “0112/2///62720#UAA723”
qudt:informativeReference
qudt:omUnit http://www.ontology-of-units-of-measure.org/resource/om-2/lux
qudt:siExactMatch si-unit:lux
qudt:siUnitsExpression “lm/m^2”
qudt:symbol “lx”
qudt:ucumCode “lx”^^qudt:UCUMcs
qudt:udunitsCode “lx”
qudt:uneceCommonCode “LUX”
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q179836
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/unit
rdfs:label
Show 23 values
  • “Luks”@pl
  • “Luks”@sl
  • “Lux”
  • “Lux”@cs
  • “Lux”@de
  • “Lux”@el
  • “Lux”@en
  • “Lux”@es
  • “Lux”@fr
  • “Lux”@hu
  • “Lux”@it
  • “Lux”@ms
  • “Lux”@pt
  • “Lux”@ro
  • “Lüks”@tr
  • “Лукс”@bg
  • “Люкс”@ru
  • “לוקס”@he
  • “لكس”@ar
  • “لوکس”@fa
  • “लक्स”@hi
  • “ルクス”@ja
  • “勒克斯”@zh
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