ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lumen

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈluːmən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lumen is a noun meaning (anatomy) The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.

Meaning

(anatomy) The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.

More Meanings

  1. (botany) The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.
  2. (medicine) The bore of a tube such as a hollow needle or catheter.
  3. (physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.

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