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cadmium; Cd
A chemical element used in making certain types of solar cells and batteries.
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candela, symbol cd (s) (noun), candelas (pl)
An SI unit of luminous intensity: The candela replaced the old units of candle and standard candle.

Candela measures the brightness of a light itself rather than the amount of light falling on an object, which iC called "illuminance" and measured in "lux".

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