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Lambency

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• Lambent

  [lam-buh nt] /ˈlæm bənt/ adjective 1. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame. 2. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful: lambent wit. 3. softly bright or radiant: a lambent light. /ˈlæmbənt/ adjective 1. (esp of a flame) flickering softly over a surface 2. glowing with soft radiance 3. […]

• Lambert

  [lam-bert] /ˈlæm bərt/ noun, Optics. 1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L. [lam-bert; for 2 also German lahm-bert] /ˈlæm bərt; for 2 also German ˈlɑm bɛrt/ noun […]

• Lambert-conformal-projection

  noun, Cartography. 1. a conformal projection in which meridians are represented as straight lines converging toward the nearest pole and parallels as arc segments of concentric circles.

• Lambert-eaton syndrome

  Lambert-Eaton syndrome Lam·bert-Eaton syndrome (lām’bərt-) n. Progressive proximal muscle weakness in individuals with carcinoma, in the absence of dermatomyositis or polymyositis. Also called carcinomatous myopathy, Eaton-Lambert syndrome.

• Lambeth

  [lam-bith] /ˈlæm bɪθ/ noun 1. a borough of Greater London, England. /ˈlæmbəθ/ noun 1. a borough of S Greater London, on the Thames: contains Lambeth Palace (the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury). Pop: 268 500 (2003 est). Area: 27 sq km (11 sq miles) 2. the Archbishop of Canterbury in his official capacity […]

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