Sentence examples for candela from inspiring English sources
noun
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
The candela is defined as the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic radiation at a frequency of 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in the same direction of 1/683 watt per steradian (unit solid angle).
At Westminster, England, during the 14th century, a candela rotunda ("round candle") was the centre of a "festival of lights" during the feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary (February 2), also called Candlemas Day.
This unit of luminous intensity is also called the standard candle, or candela, one lumen per steradian.
The candela has replaced the standard candle or lamp as a unit of luminous intensity in calculations involving artificial lighting and is sometimes called the "new candle".
Lumen, unit of luminous flux, or amount of light, defined as the amount streaming outward through one steradian (a unit of solid angle, part of the volume of space illuminated by a light source) from a uniform point source having an intensity of one candela.
This is also equivalent to the illumination that would exist on a surface all points of which are one metre from a point source of one international candle (candela).
Clear weather in the British Isles corresponds to about 80 percent transmission, but in tropical regions it can rise to 90 percent, increasing the luminous range of a 10,000-candela light from 18 to 28 nautical miles.
The building's developer, the Extell Development Company, had listed the property with two other brokerage firms, the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and Gumley Haft Kleier, before finding marketing nirvana with Nikki Field of Sotheby's International Realty for the final sponsor unit in the 1926 Rosario Candela-designed building.
The 6,700-square-foot 6,700-square-foot 6,700-square-footring ceilingspaceliptical staircases aNo.marble flourishes characteristic of the 1930 Rosario Candela-designed building, entered the market in estate condition at $35 million in 2008 and endured two price reductions, the more recent, to $23 million, this year.
The lower floor of the apartment at the Georgian-style 1930 Rosario Candela-designed building at 73rd Street has a 29-foot corner living room and a 20-foot library, both with wood-burning fireplaces and Park Avenue frontage.
These were no super-luxe, Candela-like spreads, just raw housing for the reasonably well-to-do.
