standard candle
stan·dard·candle
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
Related words
Word family
Broader terms
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.