Unit lm/cm²
Name lumen per square centimetre
Category Illuminance
Details The unit lm/cm² (lumen per square centimetre) is a measure of illuminance in the field of lighting and photometry, which expresses the amount of luminous flux (light) falling onto a surface per unit area. In simpler terms, it indicates how much light is spread over a specific area, representing the perceived brightness of a surface.

In this unit, "lumen" (lm) denotes the quantity of visible light emitted by a light source, and "square centimetre" (cm²) represents the area over which this light is distributed. Therefore, lm/cm² defines the concentration of light emitted by a source over a certain area. A higher value implies that the light is more concentrated or brighter over the given area, while a lower value suggests that the light is more dispersed or dimmer.

One lm/cm² is equal to 10,000 lux (the unit commonly used for illuminance) since both measurements represent the same concept, but lux utilizes square meters instead of square centimeters for area measurement.
lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to alx(attolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to aph(attophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to clx(centilux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to cph(centiphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to dalx(decalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to daph(decaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to dlx(decilux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to dph(deciphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Elx(exalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Eph(exaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to fc(foot-candle)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to flx(femtolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to fph(femtophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Glx(gigalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Gph(gigaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to hlx(hectolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to hph(hectophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to klx(kilolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to kph(kilophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/am²(lumen per square attometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/dam²(lumen per square decametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/dm²(lumen per square decimetre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Em²(lumen per square exametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/fm²(lumen per square femtometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/ft²(lumen per square foot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Gm²(lumen per square gigametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/hm²(lumen per square hectometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/in²(lumen per square inch)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/km²(lumen per square kilometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Mm²(lumen per square megametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/mm²(lumen per square millimetre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/m²(lumen per square metre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/nm²(lumen per square nanometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Pm²(lumen per square petametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/pm²(lumen per square picometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Tm²(lumen per square terametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/ym²(lumen per square yoctometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Ym²(lumen per square yottametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/zm²(lumen per square zeptometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/Zm²(lumen per square zettametre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lm/µm²(lumen per square micrometre)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to lx(lux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Mlx(megalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to mlx(millilux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Mph(megaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to mph(milliphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to nlx(nanolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to nph(nanophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to nx(nox)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to ph(phot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Plx(petalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to plx(picolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Pph(petaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to pph(picophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Tlx(teralux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Tph(teraphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to ylx(yoctolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Ylx(yottalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to yph(yoctophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Yph(yottaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to zlx(zeptolux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Zlx(zettalux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to zph(zeptophot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to Zph(zettaphot)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to µlx(microlux)lm/cm²(lumen per square centimetre) to µph(microphot)