candela

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) cd

Etymology

From Latin candēla (“candle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kænˈdɛlə/, /kænˈdiːlə/, /ˈkændɪlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kænˈdēlə/, /kænˈdelə/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə, -iːlə, -ændɪlə
• Hyphenation: can‧de‧la

Noun

candela (plural candelas)

1. 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

Further reading

• candela on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• canaled, decanal

Etymology

From Old Occitan candela, from Latin candela.

Noun

candela f (plural candeles)

1. candle

Further reading

• “candela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candela (“candle”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: can‧de‧la

Noun

candela m, f (plural candela's)

1. candela

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candēla. Doublet of chandelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.de.la/

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Noun

candela f (plural candelas)

1. candela (SI unit of luminous intensity)

Etymology

From Latin candela.

Noun

candela f (plural candele)

1. candle
2. spark plug
3. candela
4. (slang) snot
5. chandelle (aerobatic maneuver)

Anagrams

• caldane

Etymology

From candeō (“shine, glitter; glow”) +‎ -ēla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kanˈdeː.la/, [kanˈdeː.ɫa]

Noun

candēla f (genitive candēlae); first declension

1. A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper.
2. A fire.
3. A cord covered with wax.

References

• candela in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• candela in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• candela in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• candela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• candela in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• candela in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կանթեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 514

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: can‧de‧la

Noun

candela f (plural candelas)

1. (physics) candela (unit of measurement of luminous intensity)

Etymology

From Latin candēla.

Noun

candela f (plural candelas)

1. candle
2. (phsics) candela (physical unit)
3. combustible
4. fire, light

Noun

candela c

1. candela