English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) cd

Noun

candela ‎(plural candelas)

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 × 10¹²hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

Related terms

• candelabrum
• candid
• candidate
• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick
• chandler
• chandlery

Translations

Anagrams

• decanal

Catalan

Noun

candela f ‎(plural candeles)

1. candle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: can‧de‧la

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candela: candle.

Noun

candela m, f ‎(plural candela's)

1. candela

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin candēla. Doublet of chandelle.

Pronunciation

Noun

candela f ‎(plural candelas)

1. candela (SI unit of luminous intensity)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin candela.

Noun

candela f ‎(plural candele)

1. candle
2. spark plug
3. candela
4. (slang) snot
5. chandelle (aerobatic maneuver)

Related terms

• candelabro
• candelaio

Anagrams

• caldane

Latin

Etymology

From candeō ‎(“shine, glitter; glow”) +‎ -ēla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kanˈdeː.la/, [kanˈdeː.ɫa]

Noun

candēla f ‎(genitive candēlae); first declension

1. A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper.
2. A fire.
3. A cord covered with wax.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• candēlābrum

Related terms

Descendants

References

• candela in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• candela in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CANDELA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “candela”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• candela in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• candela in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կանթեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 514

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: can‧de‧la

Noun

candela f (plural candelas)

1. (physics) candela (unit of measurement of luminous intensity)

Related terms

• candeia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin candēla.

Noun

candela f ‎(plural candelas)

1. candle
2. (phsics) candela (physical unit)
3. combustible
4. fire, light

Synonyms

• (candle): vela
• (combustible): lumbre
• (fire): fuego, incendio

Related terms

• candelabro
• candelero
• echar candela
• ser candela

Swedish

Noun

candela c

1. candela