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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) candela
a unit adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity, defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 &xtimes; 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian.

Etymology: (1945–50; < L: candle)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) candle, candela, cd, standard candle
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

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