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candela

candela

1 9.9
A measure of how bright a light is in one direction
  • noun
  • /kænˈdɛlə/
  • Specialized
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  • candelas per square meter

It's because moles is atoms, Candelas is light.

Examples

  • It's because moles is atoms, Candelas is light.

  • And I was with Candela and Nadai.

  • I as candelas I as velas my mother?

  • And then the luminous intensity or candela is the lumens per angle.

  • She has the Oxo Candela, but the Phillips Imageo line looks like it's pretty much the same thing.

    Blog text (32)
  • One end user of the Aspen heat exchangers is Candela Laser Corp. of Wayland, Mass.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Candela Laser manufactures medical lasers that are used in dermatology, ophthalmology, and urology.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The author thanks Anthony Candela, formerly of the American Foundation for the Blind, for his assistance during the conceptual stage of this research, and Drs. William Sanchez, Carl Nelson, and Suzann Thomas-Buckle from Northeastern University for their guidance.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The flashlight emits light with an intensity of 300 candela in the beam direction.

  • She measured the luminous intensity of the lamp and found it to be 150 candela.

Synonyms

cd
vscandela
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A unit used to measure the brightness of a light source

is the full written name rather than the short SI symbol

Surface Forms

candela singular
candelas plural

Etymology

Candela comes from Latin candela, meaning 'candle', and from the root cand- meaning 'to shine'. Think of a burning candle that sends light — a candela is the unit that measures how much light a source gives in one direction.