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candlenounA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
cadmiumnounA 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 depositnounA type of bank account representing a time deposit, which is insured, with a specific, fixed term, and, usually, a fixed interest rate.
compact discnounA kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
compact disknounAlternative 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 48nouna soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
candelanounIn 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

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compact discnounA kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
compact disknounAlternative form of compact disc. [A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.]
candelanounIn 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 depositnounA type of bank account representing a time deposit, which is insured, with a specific, fixed term, and, usually, a fixed interest rate.
candlenounA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
cadmiumnounA chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
atomic number 48nouna soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
discnounA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
disknounA 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 disknounAlternative 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 cdnounA CD containing digital audio data according to the Red Book standard.
music cd
cd-romnouncompact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer
cd-rnounCompact 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-rwnounInitialism 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.
sacdnounInitialism of Super Audio CD, an optical disc, similar to a DVD, typically one holding a commercially-recorded music album.
optical medianounOptical discs used to store data, including such formats as Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.
laserdiscnounA home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete.

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