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Meaning
noun 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 2,0
originBorrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.
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