candela

Nouns

  • (n) 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 standard candle, candle, cd,

Synonyms

standard candle candle cd

Words of close approximity

candent
candelabra candelabrum