transcription, транскрипция: [ kan-ˈdē-lə, -ˈde-, -ˈdā-; ˈkan-də-lə ]
noun
Etymology: Latin, candle
Date: 1949
: the base unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units that is equal to the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source which emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per unit solid angle — abbreviation cd ; called also candle