Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun candela

1 sense of candela

Sense 1
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)
       => luminous intensity unit, candlepower unit -- (a measure of luminous intensity)