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candela

noun
/kænˈdɛlə/UK/kænˈdiːlə/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of candle and chandelle.

  1. borrowed from Candela

Definitions

  1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity

    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

  2. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at candela. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at candela. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at candela

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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