standard candle
noun
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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
Types & categories
- luminous intensity unit hypernym
Related & opposite
- candle derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | candle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | luminous intensity unit |