Lux (disambiguation)
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Lux (Latin, 'light') is the SI derived unit of illuminance, which measures the perceived intensity of light.
Lux or LUX may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Lux (Brian Eno album), 2012
- Lux (Gemini Syndrome album), 2013
- Lux (video game), 2002
- Lux, King of Criminals, a 1929 German silent film
- LUX Magazine, a fashion magazine by PennWell
- Lux Prize, a European Parliament film prize
- Lux Radio Theatre, a former American long-running radio anthology series
- Lux Style Awards, a Pakistani entertainment industry awards ceremony
- Life Unexpected, an American TV series also known as Lux
In fiction
[edit]- Lux the Poet, a novel by Martin Millar
- Lux Cassidy, protagonist in the American TV drama Life Unexpected
- Lux, character in the novel and film The Virgin Suicides
- Lux Arcadia, character in the light novel series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
- Lux, Jayne Cobb's gun in the sci-fi TV series Firefly
- Lux, resources in the video game Kingdom Hearts χ
- Lux, champion in the video game League of Legends
- Lux, nightclub in the urban fantasy TV series Lucifer
Businesses and organisations
[edit]- LUX (British film company), for the promotion of experimental film
- Lux Capital, an American venture capital firm
- Lux Film, an Italian film company
- Lux Industries, an Indian underwear company
- Lux Products, a thermostat brand of Johnson Controls Inc.
- LUX* Resorts & Hotels, a hotel operator based in Mauritius
- Lux (soap), a global brand developed by Unilever
- Lux, Italian stock exchange ticker for Luxottica, an Italian eyewear conglomerate
People
[edit]- Adam Lux (1765–1793), German revolutionary
- Danny Lux (born 1969), American composer
- Gavin Lux (born 1997), American baseball player
- Germán Lux (born 1982), Argentine association footballer
- Gwen Lux (1908–1987), American sculptor
- Josef Lux (1956–1999), Czech politician
- Kazimierz Lux (1780–1846), Polish soldier and pirate
- Loretta Lux (born 1969), German photographer
- Lucien Lux (born 1956), Luxembourgian politician
- Lux Pascal, American-born Chilean actor and activist
- Mike Lux (born 1960), American political consultant
- Olivia Lux (born 1994), American drag queen
- Thomas Lux (1946–2017), American poet
- Vitalij Lux (born 1989), Kyrgyzstani-German footballer
Stage name or pseudonym
[edit]- Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser, 1946–2009), American singer
- Luxury Elite (born 1988), also known as Lux, American musician
- Matthew David Graham, online pseudonym Lux, child pornographer
Places
[edit]- Lux, Côte-d'Or, France
- Lux, Haute-Garonne, France
- Lux, Saône-et-Loire, France
Science and technology
[edit]- LUX, a gene involved in the circadian rhythms of Arabidopsis thaliana
- Conway's LUX method for magic squares, an algorithm for creating magic squares
- Large Underground Xenon experiment, formerly at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, U.S.
- Lux operon, which controls bioluminescence in luminescent bacteria
Transportation
[edit]- Lux (Lyft), a level of service from ridesharing company Lyft
- Lux, Nevada, defunct train station, U.S.
- LUX, a series of cars by VinFast
- LUX, the IATA code for Luxembourg Airport, the principal airport of Luxembourg
- LUX, the National Rail code for Luxulyan railway station, Cornwall, UK
- Lux, a gambling ship anchored off the coast of California in the 1940s
Other uses
[edit]- Lux, a Danish barley variety
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Lux
- All pages with titles containing Lux
- LX (disambiguation)
- Fiat Lux (disambiguation)
- Lux Aeterna (disambiguation)
- Lux Mundi (disambiguation)
- "400 Lux", a song by Lorde on the Pure Heroine album
- Luxx (disambiguation)