name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
candela
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Pronunciation
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UK: /kænˈdɛlə/
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UK: /kænˈdiːlə/
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UK: /ˈkændɪlə/
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US: /kænˈdiːlə/
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US: /kænˈdɛlə/
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rhymes with -ɛlə
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noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: candle, cd, standard candle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: luminous intensity unit, candlepower unit
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian, Catalan and Spanish Candela.
Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 坎德拉 (kǎndélā) — unit of luminous intensity
- Czech: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Dutch: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Esperanto: kandelo — unit of luminous intensity
- Estonian: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Finnish: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- French: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Galician: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Georgian: კანდელა (ḳandela) — unit of luminous intensity
- German: Candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Greek: καντέλα (kantéla) — unit of luminous intensity
- Hindi: कैण्डेला (kaiṇḍelā) — unit of luminous intensity
- Hungarian: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Indonesian: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Indonesian: lilin — unit of luminous intensity
- Japanese: カンデラ (kandera) — unit of luminous intensity
- Korean: 칸델라 (kandella) — unit of luminous intensity
- Latvian: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Malay: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Polish: kandela — unit of luminous intensity
- Portuguese: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Romanian: candelă — unit of luminous intensity
- Russian: канде́ла (kandɛ́la) — unit of luminous intensity
- Spanish: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Swedish: candela — unit of luminous intensity
- Thai: แคนเดลา (kɛɛn-dee-laa) — unit of luminous intensity
- Thai: แรงเทียน (rɛɛng-tiian) — unit of luminous intensity
- Uzbek: svecha — unit of luminous intensity