NOUN | quantity | candela, candle, cd, standard candle | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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Sounds | kae.ndeh'lah | |
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Rhymes | Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah... |
Meaning | The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin. | |
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Synonyms | candle, cd, standard candle | |
Broader | luminous intensity unit, candlepower unit | A measure of luminous intensity |
Spanish | candela, cd | |
Catalan | candela, cd |
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