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Candela

//kænˈdiːlə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian, Catalan and Spanish Candela.

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