luminous intensity unit

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1. a measure of luminous intensity (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	light unit,
definition	:	a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation (noun.quantity)

hyponym	:	candela, candle, cd, standard candle,
definition	:	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 (noun.quantity)

hyponym	:	international candle,
definition	:	a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela (noun.quantity)