канде́ла — meaning in English
kandela
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English meaning
- candela noun The standard unit for measuring how bright a light source is in a given direction. Symbol: cd.
- candlepower noun An old unit for measuring how bright a light is, roughly equal to one candela.
Senses
канде́ла is used for these senses in English:
- candela In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd
- candlepower (dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
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