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lumen-hour

/loo-muhn-ouuhr, -ou-er/US // ˈlu mənˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər //

流明小时,流明时,流明小时数

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Optics.

    • : a unit of luminous energy, equal to that emitted in 1 hour by a light source emitting a luminous flux of 1 lumen. Abbreviation: lm-hr

Examples

  • So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

  • An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.

  • He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.

  • The child almost died from the delay of an hour in seeking help.

  • Her phone rings at least once an hour with questions from journalists, which she answers in Arabic, English, and sometimes French.

  • The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.

  • The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.

  • Words are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.

  • After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.

  • It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.