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can·del·a  (kn-dl)
n. Abbr. cd
A unit of luminous intensity equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a blackbody radiating at the temperature of solidification of platinum (2,046°K). Also called candle. See Table at measurement.

[Latin candla, candle; see candle.]

candela [kan-dee-la]
Noun
the SI unit of luminous intensity (the amount of light a source gives off in a given direction) [Latin: candle]

candela  (kn-dl)
The SI unit used to measure the brightness of a source of light (its luminous intensity). By definition, one square centimeter of a blackbody at the freezing point of platinum emits one-sixtieth of a candela of radiation. See Table at measurement. See also lumenluminous flux
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Noun1.candela - 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
candlepower unit, luminous intensity unit - a measure of luminous intensity


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