Difference between Illuminance and Illumination

What is the difference between Illuminance and Illumination?

Illuminance as a noun is the luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; measured in lux or lumens while Illumination as a noun is the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

Illuminance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; measured in lux or lumens

Illumination

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

Example sentence: This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.

We hope you now know whether to use Illuminance or Illumination in your sentence.

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