Hyphenation of lumen

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lumen? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lu-men

Definitions of lumen:

1.	A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
2.	A cavity or passage in a tubular organ The lumen of the intestine

Synonyms of lumen:

noun	lm, luminous flux unit
noun	cavity, bodily cavity, cavum

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Hyphenator

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