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candela /can·dela/ (cd) (kan-del´ah) the base SI unit of luminous intensity.
can·del·a (kn-dl)
n. Abbr. cd
A unit of measurement of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle by a source of one candela radiating equally in all directions. Also called candle.

candela.
See candle.

candela (cd) [kan-del´ah]
the base SI unit of luminous intensity.

candela
the SI unit of luminous intensity. Abbreviated cd.

candela 
The candela is the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source emitting monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 ✕ 1012 Hz and the radiant intensity of which in that direction is 1/683 watt per steradian. The candela so defined is the base unit applying to photopic quantities. Symbol: cd.


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