STANDARD CANDLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does standard candle mean? 

• STANDARD CANDLE (noun)
  The noun STANDARD CANDLE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: STANDARD CANDLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STANDARD CANDLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

candela; candle; cd; standard candle

Hypernyms ("standard candle" is a kind of...):

candlepower unit; luminous intensity unit (a measure of luminous intensity)