English Explanatory Dictionary

standard candle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude.

Word forms

standard candle standard candles

Related words

standard ruler
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