lux

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Ambient light switching level is adjustable from 1-80 lux, and relays are capable of switching up to 2.3 kW of incandescent or halogen lighting.

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  1. noun The International System unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square meter. See Table at measurement.

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  • In 1681, Isaac Newton discovered the power of something known as "the philosopher's mercury," a substance that transmits vibrations to the aether in which all matter is suspended, allowing a variety of technologies -- flameless lamps, beam weapons ("kraftpistoles"), and fax machines ("aetherschreibers"), among others -- based on the four elements ("damnatum, lux, phlegm, and gas") and the "ferments" or patterns in which they are arranged, as well as the "affinities" between them. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 03 - March 1999
  • As you approach the $30,000 mark with the top-lux LTZ models, you're very close in price to much more impressive luxury models-like the Hyundai Azera-that make the Impala's rental-car interior look like, well, that. —  The Car Connection
  • I love these guys; the original article was updated with some weak backpedaling joshua: F. lux - changes your screen warmth based on time of day - herf's new project cobra libre: f. lux - Varies your display's brightness and color temperature by the time of day. —  Random feeds from Syndic8.com
  • Not an inch of its Mr. Roboto façade brings on boredom, though it does inspire rolled eyes from drivers of more restrained mid-lux sedans. —  The Car Connection
  • · Average luminous flux on floor level: maintain an average of 230 lux or thereabout; —  LEDs Magazine Products
 

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  1. Latin lūx, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French luxer = Spanish lujar = Portuguese luxar = Italian lussare, from Latin luxare, put out of joint, dislocate, luxus, out of joint, dislocated, literally oblique, from Greek λοξός, oblique, slanting: see loxia.
  2. from French luxe = Spanish lujo = Portuguese luxo = Italian lusso, from Latin luxus, extravagance, excess, splendor, pomp, magnificence, luxury.
  3. Latin, light: see light .
 

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