candela

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

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/kænˈdɛlə/ /kænˈdiːlə/ /ˈkændɪlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-candela.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-candela2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-candela3.wav

candela candelas candelae cd

Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.

candelabrum candid candidate candle candlepower candlestick chandler chandlery

femtocandela gigacandela isocandela kilocandela megacandela microcandela millicandela nanocandela

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