Lambert law
Lam·bert law
(lam'bert),1. each layer of equal thickness absorbs an equal fraction of the light that traverses it. Compare: Beer-Lambert law.
2. the illumination of a surface on which the light falls normally from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source.
[Johann Heinrich Lambert]
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Lam·bert law
(lahm'bĕrt law)1. Each layer of equal thickness absorbs an equal fraction of the light that traverses it.
2. The illumination of a surface on which the light falls normally from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source.
[Johann Heinrich Lambert]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012