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candelae

candelae is the plural of candela.

Meaning of candela

Noun

candela (plural candelas or (rare) candelae)

  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

See all 2 meanings of candela

Origin of candelae

From Latin candēlae, plural of candēla.

Questions about candelae

What is candelae the plural of?
Candelae is the plural of candela.

Words near candelae in the dictionary

  1. candelabras
  2. candelabrin
  3. candelabrum
  4. candelabrumlike
  5. candelabrums
  6. candelae
  7. Candelaria
  8. Candelaria de la Frontera
  9. Candelario
  10. Candelarios
  11. candelas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candelae (page history and authors); candela (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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