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Definition of candela noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candela

noun

/kænˈdiːlə/,

/kænˈdelə/

/kænˈdiːlə/,

/kænˈdelə/

(physics)

(abbreviation cd)

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a unit for measuring the amount of light that shines in a particular direction
Word Origin1950s: from Latin, ‘candle’.

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