CANDELA


Meaning of CANDELA in English

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

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