candela

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 See also 1.2 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Inflection 4.2.2 Derived terms 4.2.3 Related terms 4.2.4 Descendants 5 Spanish 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 Related terms 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

candela

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

[edit] Related terms

• candelabrum
• candid
• candidate
• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick
• chandler
• chandlery

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: candela nl(nl)
• Finnish: kandela fi(fi)
• French: candela fr(fr) f.
• German: Candela de(de) n.
• Greek: καντέλα f.
• Polish: kandela pl(pl) f.
• Swedish: candela sv(sv) c.

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on the candela

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aacdeln
• decanal

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

candela f.

1. candela

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

candela f. (plural candele)

1. candle
2. candela
3. (slang) snot

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From candeō (“‘shine, glitter; glow’”).

[edit] Noun

candēla (genitive candēlae); f, first declension

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

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	candēla	candēlae
genitive	candēlae	candēlārum
dative	candēlae	candēlīs
accusative	candēlam	candēlās
ablative	candēlā	candēlīs
vocative	candēla	candēlae

[edit] Derived terms

• candēlābrum

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[edit] Descendants

• English: candle
• Italian: candela
• Spanish: candela

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin candēla.

[edit] Noun

candela f. (plural candelas)

1. candle

[edit] Synonyms

• vela f.

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• candelabro

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

candela c.

1. candela