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candela (Candela)

SI luminosity intensity measure. Symbol: cd. It is one of the base units in SI, and it is currently defined as follows: the Candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540*10^12 Hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 Watt per Steradian.

Ontology

SUMO / UNITS-OF-MEASURE

Class(es)

UnitáDelSistemaInternazionaleDiMisurazione
is instance of
  candela  

Superclass(es)

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Entitá
is subclass of
  Astratto  
is subclass of
  Quantitá  
is subclass of
  QuantitáFisica  
is subclass of
[tree]
Entitá
is subclass of
  Astratto  
is subclass of
  Relazione  
is subclass of
  RelazioneMonovalente  
is subclass of
  Funzione  
is subclass of

is subclass of
  FunzioneDiQuantitá  
is subclass of
  candela  

Coordinate term(s)

ampere  becquerel  british thermal unit  calorie  celsius degree  coulomb  electron volt  farad  gram  gray  henry  hertz  joule  kelvin degree  lumen  lux  meter  mole  newton  ohm  pascal  pound force  radian  second duration  siemens  sievert  steradian  tesla  FunzioneDiQuantitáUnariaECostante  volt  watt  weber 

Related WordNet synsets

candle, candela, cd, standard candle
the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a blackbody radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
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