Dux vs. Lux

Duxnoun

The top academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.

Duxnoun

(historical) A high-ranking commander in the Roman army, responsible for more than one legion.

Duxnoun

(music) The subject of a fugue, answered by the comes.

Duxnoun

The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.

Dux

Dux (; plural: ducēs) is Latin for (from the noun dux, ducis, ) and later for duke and its variant forms (doge, duce, etc.). During the Roman Republic, dux could refer to anyone who commanded troops including foreign leaders, but was not a formal military rank.

Luxnoun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Luxverb

To put out of joint; to luxate.

Luxverb

To put out of joint; to luxate.

Luxnoun

a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle

Luxnoun

the SI unit of illuminance, equal to one lumen per square metre.

Lux

The lux (symbol: lx) is the SI derived unit of illuminance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is equal to one lumen per square metre.