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stilbs

/stɪlbz/

Meanings
noun
A unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

Examples :

"The surface of the very bright lamp measured at approximately 50 stilbs. "
physics unit

Related Words

Illustration approximately

approximately adverb

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

Illustration equal

equal noun

/ˈiːkwəl/

A person or thing of equal status to others.

"This beer has no equal."

Illustration bright

bright noun

/bɹaɪt/

An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

"The art teacher showed the students how to use a bright to blend the colors on their canvases. "

Illustration centimetre

centimetre noun

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/

An SI unit of length equal to 10-2 metres. Symbol: cm

"The ant was about one centimetre long. "

Illustration luminance

luminance noun

/ˈluːmɪnəns/ /ˈluːmənəns/

The quality of being luminous.

"The luminance of the computer screen was too bright, hurting my eyes. "

Illustration surface

surface noun

/ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˈsɝːfəs/

The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.

"The smooth surface of the kitchen table was perfect for setting the dinner plates. "

Illustration very

very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

True, real, actual.

"He tried his very best."

Illustration lamp

lamp noun

/læmp/

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

"The lamp on my desk provides enough light for me to read my textbook. "

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

Illustration square

square noun

/skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛɚ/

A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

"The floor tiles were arranged in perfect squares. "

Illustration measured

measured verb

/ˈmɛʒəd/ /ˈmɛʒɚd/

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."

Illustration candela

candela noun

/kænˈdiːlə/ /kænˈdelə/

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 new LED bulb has a luminous intensity of 800 candela, making it very bright for reading. "