🔄 Synonyms of "Cd"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| candlenoun | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| cadmiumnoun | A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. |
| standard candlenoun | (astronomy) Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude. |
| certificate of depositnoun | A type of bank account representing a time deposit, which is insured, with a specific, fixed term, and, usually, a fixed interest rate. |
| compact discnoun | A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive. |
| compact disknoun | Alternative form of compact disc. [A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.] |
| atomic number 48noun | a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores |
| candelanoun | 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 |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cd"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| compact discnoun | A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive. |
| compact disknoun | Alternative form of compact disc. [A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.] |
| candelanoun | 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 |
| standard candlenoun | (astronomy) Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude. |
| certificate of depositnoun | A type of bank account representing a time deposit, which is insured, with a specific, fixed term, and, usually, a fixed interest rate. |
| candlenoun | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| cadmiumnoun | A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. |
| atomic number 48noun | a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores |
| discnoun | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. |
| disknoun | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. |
| optical discnoun | (computer hardware) A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray. |
| optical disknoun | Alternative spelling of optical disc. [(computer hardware) A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.] |
| audio cdnoun | A CD containing digital audio data according to the Red Book standard. |
| music cd | — |
| cd-romnoun | compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer |
| cd-rnoun | Compact disc - recordable; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from and write to a plastic disc. It can only be written to once, although the entire disc does not necessarily have to be written in one session. |
| cd-rwnoun | Initialism of compact disk – rewritable, a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc, which can be written to multiple times. |
| sacdnoun | Initialism of Super Audio CD, an optical disc, similar to a DVD, typically one holding a commercially-recorded music album. |
| optical medianoun | Optical discs used to store data, including such formats as Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray. |
| laserdiscnoun | A home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete. |
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