lúmen

See also: lumen

Portuguese

Alternative forms

lume

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūmen. Doublet of lume.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlũ.mẽj̃/ [ˈlũ.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.mẽj̃/ [ˈlu.mẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.mɛn/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũmẽj̃, (Portugal) -umɛn
Hyphenation: lú‧men

Noun

lúmen m (plural (Brazil) lumens or (Portugal) lúmenes)

(physics) lumen (SI-unit of luminous flux)
(anatomy) lumen (the space within tubular organ)

Further reading

“lúmen”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“lúmen”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026