candela
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- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/kænˈdɛlə/
(UK)
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/kænˈdɛlə/ (UK) · /kænˈdiːlə/ (UK) · /ˈkændɪlə/ (UK) · /kænˈdiːlə/ (US) · /kænˈdɛlə/ (US)
Definition of candela
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
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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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
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.
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