Candela

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  candela \candela\ n.
     the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System
     International d'Unites.
  
     Syn: candle, cd, standard candle.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  candela
       n : 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
           [syn: {candle}, {cd}, {standard candle}]