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standard candles

standard candles is the plural of standard candle.

Meaning of standard candle

Noun

standard candle (plural standard candles)

  1. Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see standard, candle.

Questions about standard candles

What is standard candles the plural of?
Standard candles is the plural of standard candle.

Words near standard candles in the dictionary

  1. Standard American
  2. Standard American English
  3. Standard Aramaic
  4. Standard Bengali
  5. standard candle
  6. standard candles
  7. Standard Chinese
  8. standard coin
  9. standard coins
  10. standard conditions
  11. standard definition

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