How to pronounce lumen
American English pronunciation
LOO-mun
- IPA
- /ˈlumən/
- Syllables
- LOO · mun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What lumen means
A unit for measuring how much light something gives off
In a sentence: One birthday candle gives off only about a dozen lumens, but the new lamp gives off hundreds.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin lumen, meaning light. A French scientist, André Blondel, first used it as a unit in 1894.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.