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Candela vs Lumens - What's the difference?

candela | lumens |

As nouns the difference between candela and lumens

is that candela is 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 while lumens is plural of lumen.

candela

English

Noun

(en 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

    • Related terms

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

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    lumens

    English

    Alternative forms

    *lumina

    Noun

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