the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
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A former international unit of luminous intensity is now replaced by the candela. 旧制光强度国际单位现在已被烛光取代。