candela
can·dela
noun
1.
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
Origin
Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.
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