Dictionary

candela en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kænˈdiːlə/ (UK)
• /ˈkændɪlə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kænˈdɛlə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kænˈdiːlə/ (US)
• /kænˈdɛlə/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.

Meanings

1. 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

Forms

Deriveds

millicandela · megacandela · isocandela · kilocandela · microcandela · gigacandela · nanocandela · femtocandela

Relateds

candlestick · chandlery · candlepower · candle · chandler · candelabrum · candidate · candid

Translations (28)

fi kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · gl candela (unit of luminous intensity) · sv candela (unit of luminous intensity) · ru канде́ла (unit of luminous intensity) · ja カンデラ (unit of luminous intensity) · el καντέλα (unit of luminous intensity) · uz svecha (unit of luminous intensity) · th แคนเดลา (unit of luminous intensity) · fr candela (unit of luminous intensity) · lv kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · eo kandelo (unit of luminous intensity) · hu kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · pl kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · ms kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · et kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · ko 칸델라 (unit of luminous intensity) · th แรงเทียน (unit of luminous intensity) · de Candela (unit of luminous intensity) · id kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · ro candelă (unit of luminous intensity) · id lilin (unit of luminous intensity) · cmn 坎德拉 (unit of luminous intensity) · es candela (unit of luminous intensity) · nl candela (unit of luminous intensity) · cs kandela (unit of luminous intensity) · pt candela (unit of luminous intensity) · ka კანდელა (unit of luminous intensity) · hi कैण्डेला (unit of luminous intensity)